October 15, 2025 • 6 mins
Courtenay Nimmo reflects on the Beef and Lamb Southern Farmer Council AGM which was held this week.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Oh mean the Muster Events Diary brought to you by
Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Click beeflambendz dot com. You
know what's yourn away.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
The artist today is Benson Boone. He's like Bruno Mars
but ten years later. This is the Muster on Hokkanui.
Courtney Nomo joins us next in the Beef and lambslot.
As of this week, she was elected on to being
Deputy chair for the Beef and Lamb's Southern Farmer Council
and joins us this afternoon in transit. Courtney, good afternoon, congrats,
Oh hi Andy, thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, no, looking forward to stepping into the role. Matt
Taylor has done an excellent job in this role, and yeah,
we're really grateful to have him in the Farmer councils
some books shoes to fill.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Just tell us exactly, Beck to the nuts and bolts
of what the Southern Farmer Council does.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
So that's a great question. So as a group, we
were at Westbefon Lamb and particularly the extension team and
we just work with them on reflecting what extension activity
is needed in the region and what's really going to
help us move the dial and as a really group
of like a really diverse group of farmers brings quite
(01:13):
a bit of perspective. We're from right from Piano right
down Tokanui and then Awaka and then myself and Clinton,
so you know there's there's a big group of us
all you know, willing to put some insight into this.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So everybody's got a different viewpoint of supposed in different
parts of the region.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
That's the beauty of it, right, Oh, definitely. And you
know as a group, you know, we're really engaged and
I think that's the benefit of this is we're really
open to kind of challenge each other and it's a
it's a great group to be able to grow as
well personally as well as you know, supporting Vicent Lamb
and the extension team and the activities they deliver.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
And there was a beauty of the other day just
getting all these opinions in there. We're talking about Kate
Eklan her speech the other day. But look it's a
new building which is a Cluth the District War Memorial
Community Center there and Bower closer. But look we get
onto the AGM and there was really interesting as well.
The thought processes.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Oh definitely, and you know, just to come in on
that that facility is exceptional and really proud. We're really
proud to have that, you know in our community, so
really happy with you know how that's feel gone. So
a GM it was. It was jam packed and there
was some awesome speakers. We had the Southern South Oland
Farmer Council Chair Matt gave his report. Director Jeffrey gave
(02:32):
an overview of his time on the board. We had
some updates from the reference groups and if you're not
familiar with those, they are there's the research and Science environment,
and there's there's one more people and capability and this
is a group of farmers and having an opportunity to
put input into some really critical challenges and opportunities in
(02:53):
our future. And so those three representatives in our region
gave their update and that was all that was awesome.
And then we also had she's always a highlight for
me as Jenny mcgimsey from the Beta Name Economic Service,
and she talked about you know, I guess the key
message from her. She covered a lot of really good insight,
(03:15):
but was you know that we are receiving record prices
for red meat and that's you know, continuing to improve
the revenue outlook. And she talked about how this gives
room for increased expenditure on items that you know, we
have been trimming in recent years like fertilizer and R
and M, and you know, can't forget you know, decreasing
interests for but for not everyone, but for some people
(03:38):
out there is all helping and that all rolling together,
you know, points to improve profitability for our sector and
you know, as you know that that flows into the
community and into the regional economy, so you know, it's
all you know, it was a really positive piece of
information that that Genny shared with us.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
And Kate Eckland as well, talking about the positives and
the b sector over the next few years. There's some
big figures.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Involved, oh definitely, and you know, you know some of
all some of this is you know, will be available
on the Beaten Man website and you know will be
will be printed shortly. But I guess you know, also
similar for the sheep sector and you know, we haven't
felt that in quite a while. And she also talked
about the organization's priorities and we've all seen that you know,
(04:23):
evolve over the last couple of years and seeing that
reflected in the extension activities. So the other thing she
talked about was the productivity gains available for the sector
and particularly behind the farm gate productivity games, and how
the organization is going to be focusing on that and
that will be coming through in the extension activity that
(04:44):
we see in our region.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Heaven forbid. We've even seen a little bit of a
lift in the wall market over the past couple of
weeks too.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
That was talked about, I know, and that is Yeah,
that is so exciting, and I think, you know, sometimes
we can get a little you know, what's the word,
which we don't.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Yeah, we can get ahead of ourselves. But at the
same time, it's cautious optimism. But it is a great start.
So are calling it a generational sale a couple of
weeks back, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
And I love that cautious optimism and I think I
think we shouldn't lose sight of that optimism. And we
talked about that at our Farmer Council meeting that morning
as well. So I think that is very much worth,
you know, celebrating the wins when they're coming. They might
not be quite where we want them to but you know,
a win's a win.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
And finally Phil Morrison as well, giving a great talk
around leadership. He brought out all these diagrams and put
them up there and you're trying to take it all
in and almost take photos because there was a lot
of excellent stuff there about finding out who you want
to be involved with your core.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Oh definitely, I had a lot come out of that session.
I was one of those people taking lots of photos.
But you know he closed that, you know the day
out the really wonderfully and challengers or talking about you know,
who are the leaders of tomorrow? You know, who are they,
where are they, what do they look like? And it
really challenges everyone thinking and for me in particularly, I
(06:05):
thought about power is the secularly creating space for this
new spectrum of people and these are different types of leadership,
and you know, are we creating that space for them
to see see an opportunity and to step up. You
know there was people in that room who saw that
and actually saw themselves in that lineup who might traditionally
not have seen themselves in some of those leadership roles
(06:26):
in the future. So I think that's all really positive
because you know different people bring different thinking and that
can only be a good thing.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Good only Cotney appreciate your time when the muster as
always awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Great to catch up.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Pretty slowly cottany nemo of Beef and Lamb click beeflamens
it dot com, Slash events together, e diary into your inbox.
The ego clean and oild. The first time residents boarding,
Gary Nathan Berlan joins us. Next this is the Muster.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
You know what You're un away now
Oh mean the Muster Events Diary brought to you by
Beef and Lamb New Zealand. Click beeflambendz dot com. You
know what's yourn away.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
The artist today is Benson Boone. He's like Bruno Mars
but ten years later. This is the Muster on Hokkanui.
Courtney Nomo joins us next in the Beef and lambslot.
As of this week, she was elected on to being
Deputy chair for the Beef and Lamb's Southern Farmer Council
and joins us this afternoon in transit. Courtney, good afternoon, congrats,
Oh hi Andy, thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, no, looking forward to stepping into the role. Matt
Taylor has done an excellent job in this role, and yeah,
we're really grateful to have him in the Farmer councils
some books shoes to fill.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Just tell us exactly, Beck to the nuts and bolts
of what the Southern Farmer Council does.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
So that's a great question. So as a group, we
were at Westbefon Lamb and particularly the extension team and
we just work with them on reflecting what extension activity
is needed in the region and what's really going to
help us move the dial and as a really group
of like a really diverse group of farmers brings quite
(01:13):
a bit of perspective. We're from right from Piano right
down Tokanui and then Awaka and then myself and Clinton,
so you know there's there's a big group of us
all you know, willing to put some insight into this.
Speaker 2 (01:27):
So everybody's got a different viewpoint of supposed in different
parts of the region.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
That's the beauty of it, right, Oh, definitely. And you
know as a group, you know, we're really engaged and
I think that's the benefit of this is we're really
open to kind of challenge each other and it's a
it's a great group to be able to grow as
well personally as well as you know, supporting Vicent Lamb
and the extension team and the activities they deliver.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
And there was a beauty of the other day just
getting all these opinions in there. We're talking about Kate
Eklan her speech the other day. But look it's a
new building which is a Cluth the District War Memorial
Community Center there and Bower closer. But look we get
onto the AGM and there was really interesting as well.
The thought processes.
Speaker 3 (02:08):
Oh definitely, and you know, just to come in on
that that facility is exceptional and really proud. We're really
proud to have that, you know in our community, so
really happy with you know how that's feel gone. So
a GM it was. It was jam packed and there
was some awesome speakers. We had the Southern South Oland
Farmer Council Chair Matt gave his report. Director Jeffrey gave
(02:32):
an overview of his time on the board. We had
some updates from the reference groups and if you're not
familiar with those, they are there's the research and Science environment,
and there's there's one more people and capability and this
is a group of farmers and having an opportunity to
put input into some really critical challenges and opportunities in
(02:53):
our future. And so those three representatives in our region
gave their update and that was all that was awesome.
And then we also had she's always a highlight for
me as Jenny mcgimsey from the Beta Name Economic Service,
and she talked about you know, I guess the key
message from her. She covered a lot of really good insight,
(03:15):
but was you know that we are receiving record prices
for red meat and that's you know, continuing to improve
the revenue outlook. And she talked about how this gives
room for increased expenditure on items that you know, we
have been trimming in recent years like fertilizer and R
and M, and you know, can't forget you know, decreasing
interests for but for not everyone, but for some people
(03:38):
out there is all helping and that all rolling together,
you know, points to improve profitability for our sector and
you know, as you know that that flows into the
community and into the regional economy, so you know, it's
all you know, it was a really positive piece of
information that that Genny shared with us.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
And Kate Eckland as well, talking about the positives and
the b sector over the next few years. There's some
big figures.
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Involved, oh definitely, and you know, you know some of
all some of this is you know, will be available
on the Beaten Man website and you know will be
will be printed shortly. But I guess you know, also
similar for the sheep sector and you know, we haven't
felt that in quite a while. And she also talked
about the organization's priorities and we've all seen that you know,
(04:23):
evolve over the last couple of years and seeing that
reflected in the extension activities. So the other thing she
talked about was the productivity gains available for the sector
and particularly behind the farm gate productivity games, and how
the organization is going to be focusing on that and
that will be coming through in the extension activity that
(04:44):
we see in our region.
Speaker 2 (04:46):
Heaven forbid. We've even seen a little bit of a
lift in the wall market over the past couple of
weeks too.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
That was talked about, I know, and that is Yeah,
that is so exciting, and I think, you know, sometimes
we can get a little you know, what's the word,
which we don't.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
Yeah, we can get ahead of ourselves. But at the
same time, it's cautious optimism. But it is a great start.
So are calling it a generational sale a couple of
weeks back, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
And I love that cautious optimism and I think I
think we shouldn't lose sight of that optimism. And we
talked about that at our Farmer Council meeting that morning
as well. So I think that is very much worth,
you know, celebrating the wins when they're coming. They might
not be quite where we want them to but you know,
a win's a win.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
And finally Phil Morrison as well, giving a great talk
around leadership. He brought out all these diagrams and put
them up there and you're trying to take it all
in and almost take photos because there was a lot
of excellent stuff there about finding out who you want
to be involved with your core.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
Oh definitely, I had a lot come out of that session.
I was one of those people taking lots of photos.
But you know he closed that, you know the day
out the really wonderfully and challengers or talking about you know,
who are the leaders of tomorrow? You know, who are they,
where are they, what do they look like? And it
really challenges everyone thinking and for me in particularly, I
(06:05):
thought about power is the secularly creating space for this
new spectrum of people and these are different types of leadership,
and you know, are we creating that space for them
to see see an opportunity and to step up. You
know there was people in that room who saw that
and actually saw themselves in that lineup who might traditionally
not have seen themselves in some of those leadership roles
(06:26):
in the future. So I think that's all really positive
because you know different people bring different thinking and that
can only be a good thing.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Good only Cotney appreciate your time when the muster as
always awesome.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
Great to catch up.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Pretty slowly cottany nemo of Beef and Lamb click beeflamens
it dot com, Slash events together, e diary into your inbox.
The ego clean and oild. The first time residents boarding,
Gary Nathan Berlan joins us. Next this is the Muster.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
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