July 13, 2026 • 7 mins
Codey Patterson of Open Country looks ahead to what the new milking season will bring.
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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Well, I'll come back to the muster. Cody Patterson's milks
are played manager of open Country and catches up once again.
Good afternoon, Cody. How have things been over the past
eight weeks or so?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no night. Things are going well. We're
getting through winter. It's bloody hard to leave Jones gone,
and we're bloody almost by through July. So there'll be
ground the whole day again soon and the cast will
start dropping and everyone will be bloody, heads down and
bumbs up on. Imagine.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Well, it's a circle of life on the farm. It
all starts again.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
That's right, that's right. You could almost write the dates
on a calendar, couldn't you. But always seems to a
bloody sneak up on our side, doesn't it.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Now Here a voice to catch is always being on
the ground. And my theory anyway, in the first week
of July, and that's when you're starting to see a
gradual change in the seasons. Yes, this is all open
to interpretation, but I think at this time of you
you just kind of grab anything you like. It's like
having three weather apps and reading all three then deciding
on I know this one sounds better.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Yeah, No, that's right. Yeah, yeah, go with the one
that suit you best. Butyok where we're pretty fortunate at
the moment too. We're missing most of their bad stuff,
so fortunately or unfortunately, it's heading up country and hitting
and hitting all other parts. But we'll take take them
win while we can in Otago Southland. But yeah, things
are looking pretty good out there to be for you.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, I seend as thoughts to everybody who's been affected
by this weather up country. I've talked about it before
and it's horrific when you get these floods and the
lights come through as they do. But we know what
that's like down here in the Deep South. Based on that,
I suppose the cony is just holding pat them before
the calves at the ground.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, no, it is very much so. So hopefully hopefully
all were farmers and any worker had a chance to
get a break off farm and just get away and
get a bit of a reset, because as we know
this once in the July start of August hit sets
you know, the busiest time of year, and they get
through that and get the summer. But yeah, I would
say hopefully everyone's had a bit of a break and
(02:03):
a bit of a refresh and yeah, from our point
of view, we're sort of these sort of time. We've
got quite a few new farmers coming on the Taga southline.
We go about nineteen new farm for just making sure
they're right and any changes on farm with new contact
milk as the sheer milkers getting it all set up
so we'll start for the new season.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
You went up to christ Church recently for the Environment
Farm Environment Awards of course for Selle and Tony Robberts
getting the chocolate's there, but the Canes Luke who had
on the program prior to the competition supplies to you guys.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah, yeah, no leaving the they were up there, just
went up. A couple of us went up just to
support them. And it was my first time at the
Balanced Environment Awards. Very very well run, look very biased
towards Luke and the Cole hoping they'll take it out
and you know they've got a great fami. They just
got a Stephanui and doing a lot there environmentally wise
(02:59):
and you know, just smart farming. But hey, there was
right across the board, across the whole country there was
you know, every farm was strong and it's good things
going on and there was quite a variety. But yeah, yeah,
the South and farm taking it out. So and then
you throw the boody obviously, and the young farmers, I
think the might they're punching above us way to us
(03:20):
we're doing very well. Well.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
It's a slogan for a tag your South and young
farmers and down under we live up top we belong.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
That's very well said, but very well said.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I think there's what's upon a time that was a slogan. No,
that'll be correcting if I'm wrong, but it sounds pretty deeper.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, yeah, it does, it does.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Yeah, yeah, but they say, and I mean like at
the moment we've just without farmers across the country where
busy doing our nutrient pages, which I think we're going
to rename them their annual farm Datta pages, and look
how they're quite important both for the farmers and for
us in open country dairy. I'll kind of thinking they're
(04:01):
a snatchshot of your farm for the year, and you
know the report that going forward to I think anything
on farm as far as consenting and want the change
things and more historical data, you've got to back up
what you want to do the better. So I think
they're called an important document and farm for heaven and
and exit information. And then from our point of view,
(04:24):
it's part of our obligation. I've seen grass thin what
goes on there, butter that we export to America, So
we have to get a fertain amen of farmers completely
and so we we don't use a stick or a carrot.
We just very nicely if we can, you know, and
offer your help and farmers, so.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
You just got to dot your eyes across your days.
It's far and part of the game.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, as it is, and I know it's frustrating for farmers,
you know, having to do reports here, there and everywhere,
sort of counsel for us and then for other parts
of business. Hopefully that'll get streamlined. But that's a bigger
picture for the whole industry. But but yeah, but I
just as I say, it helps us make that but
he's butter that we've seen overseas or yeah, gets the
(05:09):
top value for that. And then just on that we've
got a cheese and butter drop offs towards the end
of July for our farmers. They should have had an
email last night or today they get those orders in.
We'll be I think it's Tuesday, the twentieth of July
will be at the wide Away lock you at Tendel
eleven and Cordon Lodge from one thirty to get your
(05:30):
boody cheese and butter so you can get ready for
making cheese rolls and toasters for carving.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Now the open day that was played for MBM has
been a change.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Yeah, I guess common sense has prevailed. I think we
keep penciled him for the eighteenth of August, but as
we pointed out, that would probably be the worst day
on the Southland calendar or peak carving. So I think
what the heads has prevailed and we will look at
you and that later in the year. And I think
(06:01):
it's the smart move. I think there'll be a lot
of farmers at the end it will be keen to
come and ever looked through that factory because I think
it's world class. The floody. So let's find a bit
of time a year that's to our farmers so we
can give them I can get a good look at it.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Yeah, I reckon somebody in morning tea shirts for picking
that date.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
I'd have to bear a box of beers or a
bloody some oysters or.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Something yeah, but anyway, we we we have common senses,
provailed and logic, So like I say, we'll still do it.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
And whenever we do something, we like to do it right.
So we'll start while getting the right date and then
get them into it.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Nothing like a logical progression. Cody, how are you always
going to catch up with the team?
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Thanks? Any appreciate it, mate, see it.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Cody Peterson Milk supplied manager of open Country that that
butter and that cheese it goes really good. Open Country.
Please to have them on board as we do on
the muster now. Roy Slane, he is up next. I
said he's going to be on now, but I was
wrong talking about these changes regarding feud and wappaty
Well, I'll come back to the muster. Cody Patterson's milks
are played manager of open Country and catches up once again.
Good afternoon, Cody. How have things been over the past
eight weeks or so?
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, no night. Things are going well. We're
getting through winter. It's bloody hard to leave Jones gone,
and we're bloody almost by through July. So there'll be
ground the whole day again soon and the cast will
start dropping and everyone will be bloody, heads down and
bumbs up on. Imagine.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Well, it's a circle of life on the farm. It
all starts again.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
That's right, that's right. You could almost write the dates
on a calendar, couldn't you. But always seems to a
bloody sneak up on our side, doesn't it.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Now Here a voice to catch is always being on
the ground. And my theory anyway, in the first week
of July, and that's when you're starting to see a
gradual change in the seasons. Yes, this is all open
to interpretation, but I think at this time of you
you just kind of grab anything you like. It's like
having three weather apps and reading all three then deciding
on I know this one sounds better.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Yeah, No, that's right. Yeah, yeah, go with the one
that suit you best. Butyok where we're pretty fortunate at
the moment too. We're missing most of their bad stuff,
so fortunately or unfortunately, it's heading up country and hitting
and hitting all other parts. But we'll take take them
win while we can in Otago Southland. But yeah, things
are looking pretty good out there to be for you.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, I seend as thoughts to everybody who's been affected
by this weather up country. I've talked about it before
and it's horrific when you get these floods and the
lights come through as they do. But we know what
that's like down here in the Deep South. Based on that,
I suppose the cony is just holding pat them before
the calves at the ground.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, no, it is very much so. So hopefully hopefully
all were farmers and any worker had a chance to
get a break off farm and just get away and
get a bit of a reset, because as we know
this once in the July start of August hit sets
you know, the busiest time of year, and they get
through that and get the summer. But yeah, I would
say hopefully everyone's had a bit of a break and
(02:03):
a bit of a refresh and yeah, from our point
of view, we're sort of these sort of time. We've
got quite a few new farmers coming on the Taga southline.
We go about nineteen new farm for just making sure
they're right and any changes on farm with new contact
milk as the sheer milkers getting it all set up
so we'll start for the new season.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
You went up to christ Church recently for the Environment
Farm Environment Awards of course for Selle and Tony Robberts
getting the chocolate's there, but the Canes Luke who had
on the program prior to the competition supplies to you guys.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
Yeah, yeah, no leaving the they were up there, just
went up. A couple of us went up just to
support them. And it was my first time at the
Balanced Environment Awards. Very very well run, look very biased
towards Luke and the Cole hoping they'll take it out
and you know they've got a great fami. They just
got a Stephanui and doing a lot there environmentally wise
(02:59):
and you know, just smart farming. But hey, there was
right across the board, across the whole country there was
you know, every farm was strong and it's good things
going on and there was quite a variety. But yeah, yeah,
the South and farm taking it out. So and then
you throw the boody obviously, and the young farmers, I
think the might they're punching above us way to us
(03:20):
we're doing very well. Well.
Speaker 1 (03:21):
It's a slogan for a tag your South and young
farmers and down under we live up top we belong.
Speaker 2 (03:28):
That's very well said, but very well said.
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I think there's what's upon a time that was a slogan. No,
that'll be correcting if I'm wrong, but it sounds pretty deeper.
Speaker 3 (03:36):
Yeah, yeah, it does, it does.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
Yeah, yeah, but they say, and I mean like at
the moment we've just without farmers across the country where
busy doing our nutrient pages, which I think we're going
to rename them their annual farm Datta pages, and look
how they're quite important both for the farmers and for
us in open country dairy. I'll kind of thinking they're
(04:01):
a snatchshot of your farm for the year, and you
know the report that going forward to I think anything
on farm as far as consenting and want the change
things and more historical data, you've got to back up
what you want to do the better. So I think
they're called an important document and farm for heaven and
and exit information. And then from our point of view,
(04:24):
it's part of our obligation. I've seen grass thin what
goes on there, butter that we export to America, So
we have to get a fertain amen of farmers completely
and so we we don't use a stick or a carrot.
We just very nicely if we can, you know, and
offer your help and farmers, so.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
You just got to dot your eyes across your days.
It's far and part of the game.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, as it is, and I know it's frustrating for farmers,
you know, having to do reports here, there and everywhere,
sort of counsel for us and then for other parts
of business. Hopefully that'll get streamlined. But that's a bigger
picture for the whole industry. But but yeah, but I
just as I say, it helps us make that but
he's butter that we've seen overseas or yeah, gets the
(05:09):
top value for that. And then just on that we've
got a cheese and butter drop offs towards the end
of July for our farmers. They should have had an
email last night or today they get those orders in.
We'll be I think it's Tuesday, the twentieth of July
will be at the wide Away lock you at Tendel
eleven and Cordon Lodge from one thirty to get your
(05:30):
boody cheese and butter so you can get ready for
making cheese rolls and toasters for carving.
Speaker 1 (05:35):
Now the open day that was played for MBM has
been a change.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Yeah, I guess common sense has prevailed. I think we
keep penciled him for the eighteenth of August, but as
we pointed out, that would probably be the worst day
on the Southland calendar or peak carving. So I think
what the heads has prevailed and we will look at
you and that later in the year. And I think
(06:01):
it's the smart move. I think there'll be a lot
of farmers at the end it will be keen to
come and ever looked through that factory because I think
it's world class. The floody. So let's find a bit
of time a year that's to our farmers so we
can give them I can get a good look at it.
Speaker 1 (06:14):
Yeah, I reckon somebody in morning tea shirts for picking
that date.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
I'd have to bear a box of beers or a
bloody some oysters or.
Speaker 3 (06:21):
Something yeah, but anyway, we we we have common senses,
provailed and logic, So like I say, we'll still do it.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
And whenever we do something, we like to do it right.
So we'll start while getting the right date and then
get them into it.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Nothing like a logical progression. Cody, how are you always
going to catch up with the team?
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Thanks? Any appreciate it, mate, see it.
Speaker 1 (06:48):
Cody Peterson Milk supplied manager of open Country that that
butter and that cheese it goes really good. Open Country.
Please to have them on board as we do on
the muster now. Roy Slane, he is up next. I
said he's going to be on now, but I was
wrong talking about these changes regarding feud and wappaty
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