March 4, 2026 • 7 mins
Anna Irwin talks about upcoming Beef and Lamb NZ events in the south.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Daniel.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The Muster Events Diary brought to you by Beef and
Lamb New Zealand. Go to Beef lambendzed dot com.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Anna Irwin joins us this afternoon on behalf of Beef
and Lair New Zealand. And a good afternoon and what
a lovely day it is.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, great to be on are thanks, Andy, And yeah
it's blustery, but gosh it's warm and it's cool.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Firstly, ground conditions where you were based over there in
Central Southland.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, look there's soil temperatures dropped a little bit with
those cool the temperatures, but yeah it's looking pretty good
to end think grass growths, yeah, shaping up. There's enough
feed around definitely here in Central Southland. So people are
pretty happy and got some lovely stock out there. So yeah,
it's looking good.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Yeah, it's certainly a good time to be looking at
the industry and thinking what can I do just to
do those subtle wee tweaks before autumn the rams go
out on the likes and there's a workshop coming out.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
They may give you a couple of answers.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, that's right, Andy. So we've got one of our
Beef and Lamb farming for profit field days and the
title is killed built for Southland. So the idea is
to have a look across quite broadly at a farming system,
you know, tell you a few details, but yeah, just
to see where we can pull a few levers or
(01:23):
make some changes or even change what we're doing, diversify
to really capture the benefits of prices out there and
to help our farms.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
How much tankering realistically would you want to do when
the going is good at the moment? I mean, yes,
sheep and beef work can well there as well for
a lot of operators. But what should you be focusing
on mainly at the moment you reckon?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Yeah, that's a really good question. In gosh, it's probably
a pretty loaded one because it depends so much on
your farm system, doesn't it. And then in balancing out
all of the things like your animal health that can
you even do that because the how is that going
to impact your land growth or your if you're mating
hogots or whatever. So there's yeah, but you're certainly right.
Sometimes you don't want to just keep changing, changing, changing,
(02:10):
because then you don't know what's working, and that's definitely
not what this field day is about is not reinventing
the system. It's just yeah, building on those existing strengths
and maybe packing up a few ideas, hopefully from our
host farmers and the speakers around around what you can
do to to help out there, some practical ideas. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah, for example, there a couple of things here, a
more consistent year round cashlow, get a few tips around
that improved workload balance, everyone can work on that animal
health advantages where whise workshops for example, warm burdens straight
off the top of the head comes to mind. And
practical insights to strength and long term business sustainability.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, it's a big sentence, isn't it, isn't it? Yeah,
it's right. So we've got Matthew Carroll who's an experienced
Baker Egg consultant coming down from he's sort of based
out of Fielding office there, so he's a really experienced
consultant and looking across in a farmer in his own right,
looking across those different systems. So just some details here.
(03:13):
It's next Tuesday, the tenth of March, in the afternoon
one to four point thirty, and we're really privileged to
be going on to John and well Lindsay's farm. It
dipped in there, Wakefield Farm. So yeah, so looking at
some of those practical things, Matthew's going to give us
some historical trends the Lindsay's farm, sheep bas and deer
(03:37):
on that farm, so some historical trends of where that's going.
And then he's done a dive into their financials, which
is a real problood friend. People open their books up
to us actually and we can have a look at,
you know, what's worked and where they've made changes and
the impact that's had across the farm system. So yeah,
(03:57):
it's it's going to be a great day.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Putting your accounts out there in front of your peers
can be quite intimidating. So for anybody who's prepared to
do that, you've got to give them full credit.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, I totally agree. I just have so much respect
for these guys. They are top operators as well, Like
you're going to see some cool things. So not only
do they have different species, but they grow a few
different crops. You know, they have summer finishing clover, they
finish cattle and winter on beat and really a cool property.
(04:28):
So we do a farm tour. It's a good property.
Have a look around here. We go right up into
the hill country there at Dipton, there's a deer running
around here and then down to the irrigated flats. So
it's a pretty diverse farm in itself, which means that, yeah,
any farmers coming along are going to pack up something
relevant for the farm because it's almost everything all in one,
(04:48):
so that's really neat. So yeah, not only have we
got Matthew from Baker Egg there, we're going to be
joined by Tom McFarlane, who's probably a pretty familiar name
to many Canterbury deer farmer and it's great. We're actually
collaborating with Dear Industry in New Zealand on this one,
so he'll be there talking about his melior genetics and
things just on the side and Entry Cochrane is going
(05:10):
to pop along toe from any Vets so to add
into some of those things around drench resistance mitigation things
that the lindsays are doing. So yeah, so it's going
to be a full but fantastic afternoon and finished with
a barbecue.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
So people need to Chester for this event obviously, Yeah,
yeah they.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Do, thanks, And it's just catering and things and so
we know who's coming fall drive for the farm tour.
We'll get people combining into vehicles and yeah, it'll be
a great afternoon. So if you can pop along to
the Basin Lamb website or click your email link, you've
probably been sent and Chester for that event next Tuesday,
and we'd love to see you there.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I call that the cheese roll factor.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
If you don't turn up and there's not enough stuff
under the grill, then you're going to be that person, right.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Yeah, that's right, and we like to have some nice catering,
so please do RSVP and then we can, yeah, we
can look forward to having lots of people there.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
And yeah, just to be aware of the conundrum bridge
there as well at Dipton. Good on your and always
good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Of course it's happening next tuesdayvid tenth of March. People
needed whether they go to register I suppose yep, just the.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Beef and Lamb wedsite Andy or you know that's Soften
on Facebook or and their emails. Click on the length
there through to the Farming for Profit Field Day built
out on next Tuesday, the tenth of March.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Good on you and I always appreciate your time great.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Thank you Andy, you have a crack at day.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
And earlin out of Beef and Lamb New Zealand remembering
as well. Beef and Lambs New Zealand Southern South Island
Director election has been sent out so make sure you
get them sent back in. Also beeflamens dot com slash
events to receed to e diary into your inbox every
Friday morning. Up next on the Muster, Mark Kelly talking
the wires ahead in a route kicking off.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Oh this guy
Daniel.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The Muster Events Diary brought to you by Beef and
Lamb New Zealand. Go to Beef lambendzed dot com.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
Anna Irwin joins us this afternoon on behalf of Beef
and Lair New Zealand. And a good afternoon and what
a lovely day it is.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah, great to be on are thanks, Andy, And yeah
it's blustery, but gosh it's warm and it's cool.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
Firstly, ground conditions where you were based over there in
Central Southland.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Yeah, look there's soil temperatures dropped a little bit with
those cool the temperatures, but yeah it's looking pretty good
to end think grass growths, yeah, shaping up. There's enough
feed around definitely here in Central Southland. So people are
pretty happy and got some lovely stock out there. So yeah,
it's looking good.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
Yeah, it's certainly a good time to be looking at
the industry and thinking what can I do just to
do those subtle wee tweaks before autumn the rams go
out on the likes and there's a workshop coming out.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
They may give you a couple of answers.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, that's right, Andy. So we've got one of our
Beef and Lamb farming for profit field days and the
title is killed built for Southland. So the idea is
to have a look across quite broadly at a farming system,
you know, tell you a few details, but yeah, just
to see where we can pull a few levers or
(01:23):
make some changes or even change what we're doing, diversify
to really capture the benefits of prices out there and
to help our farms.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
How much tankering realistically would you want to do when
the going is good at the moment? I mean, yes,
sheep and beef work can well there as well for
a lot of operators. But what should you be focusing
on mainly at the moment you reckon?
Speaker 2 (01:48):
Yeah, that's a really good question. In gosh, it's probably
a pretty loaded one because it depends so much on
your farm system, doesn't it. And then in balancing out
all of the things like your animal health that can
you even do that because the how is that going
to impact your land growth or your if you're mating
hogots or whatever. So there's yeah, but you're certainly right.
Sometimes you don't want to just keep changing, changing, changing,
(02:10):
because then you don't know what's working, and that's definitely
not what this field day is about is not reinventing
the system. It's just yeah, building on those existing strengths
and maybe packing up a few ideas, hopefully from our
host farmers and the speakers around around what you can
do to to help out there, some practical ideas. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Yeah, for example, there a couple of things here, a
more consistent year round cashlow, get a few tips around
that improved workload balance, everyone can work on that animal
health advantages where whise workshops for example, warm burdens straight
off the top of the head comes to mind. And
practical insights to strength and long term business sustainability.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, it's a big sentence, isn't it, isn't it? Yeah,
it's right. So we've got Matthew Carroll who's an experienced
Baker Egg consultant coming down from he's sort of based
out of Fielding office there, so he's a really experienced
consultant and looking across in a farmer in his own right,
looking across those different systems. So just some details here.
(03:13):
It's next Tuesday, the tenth of March, in the afternoon
one to four point thirty, and we're really privileged to
be going on to John and well Lindsay's farm. It
dipped in there, Wakefield Farm. So yeah, so looking at
some of those practical things, Matthew's going to give us
some historical trends the Lindsay's farm, sheep bas and deer
(03:37):
on that farm, so some historical trends of where that's going.
And then he's done a dive into their financials, which
is a real problood friend. People open their books up
to us actually and we can have a look at,
you know, what's worked and where they've made changes and
the impact that's had across the farm system. So yeah,
(03:57):
it's it's going to be a great day.
Speaker 3 (04:00):
Putting your accounts out there in front of your peers
can be quite intimidating. So for anybody who's prepared to
do that, you've got to give them full credit.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Yeah, I totally agree. I just have so much respect
for these guys. They are top operators as well, Like
you're going to see some cool things. So not only
do they have different species, but they grow a few
different crops. You know, they have summer finishing clover, they
finish cattle and winter on beat and really a cool property.
(04:28):
So we do a farm tour. It's a good property.
Have a look around here. We go right up into
the hill country there at Dipton, there's a deer running
around here and then down to the irrigated flats. So
it's a pretty diverse farm in itself, which means that, yeah,
any farmers coming along are going to pack up something
relevant for the farm because it's almost everything all in one,
(04:48):
so that's really neat. So yeah, not only have we
got Matthew from Baker Egg there, we're going to be
joined by Tom McFarlane, who's probably a pretty familiar name
to many Canterbury deer farmer and it's great. We're actually
collaborating with Dear Industry in New Zealand on this one,
so he'll be there talking about his melior genetics and
things just on the side and Entry Cochrane is going
(05:10):
to pop along toe from any Vets so to add
into some of those things around drench resistance mitigation things
that the lindsays are doing. So yeah, so it's going
to be a full but fantastic afternoon and finished with
a barbecue.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
So people need to Chester for this event obviously, Yeah,
yeah they.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Do, thanks, And it's just catering and things and so
we know who's coming fall drive for the farm tour.
We'll get people combining into vehicles and yeah, it'll be
a great afternoon. So if you can pop along to
the Basin Lamb website or click your email link, you've
probably been sent and Chester for that event next Tuesday,
and we'd love to see you there.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
I call that the cheese roll factor.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
If you don't turn up and there's not enough stuff
under the grill, then you're going to be that person, right.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Yeah, that's right, and we like to have some nice catering,
so please do RSVP and then we can, yeah, we
can look forward to having lots of people there.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
And yeah, just to be aware of the conundrum bridge
there as well at Dipton. Good on your and always
good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Of course it's happening next tuesdayvid tenth of March. People
needed whether they go to register I suppose yep, just the.
Speaker 2 (06:21):
Beef and Lamb wedsite Andy or you know that's Soften
on Facebook or and their emails. Click on the length
there through to the Farming for Profit Field Day built
out on next Tuesday, the tenth of March.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Good on you and I always appreciate your time great.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
Thank you Andy, you have a crack at day.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
And earlin out of Beef and Lamb New Zealand remembering
as well. Beef and Lambs New Zealand Southern South Island
Director election has been sent out so make sure you
get them sent back in. Also beeflamens dot com slash
events to receed to e diary into your inbox every
Friday morning. Up next on the Muster, Mark Kelly talking
the wires ahead in a route kicking off.
Speaker 1 (07:01):
Oh this guy
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