October 9, 2025 • 43 mins
Andy Muir talks to Steve Henderson, Phil Duncan, Sam Lee, Michelle Watt and Paul Miller.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Friday afternoon, so once again we catch up with Nathan
ABERNEATHI at a regional Ford based here in gorg gid Day.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Nathe Yeah, Gay Andy, Yeah, not a bad Friday, edits.
They roll around pretty quick because we've sort of rolled
at the end of the year of twenty and twenty five,
it really starts to speed up now. They look really
busy time for us and we're pretty fresh into a
new month. So yeah, there's a lot of stock coming
through the doors at the moment, and a Friday, we've
sort of splitter a couple of used ones around for you,
just to give you a bit of a sumpter of
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what we've got there. There is plenty of good double
cabs coming through at the moment, Lots and lots of
Ford Ranger. We've got a few Highlights, we've got a
few MITSI tried, and a few holding Colorado's here as well,
amongst other things. We've got a lot of Ford Everest
coming through at the moment. We've had a ship ra
I've into port with new with a load of new
Ford evers Andy, So I think we've probably got eight
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to ten second hand Ford everests there at the moment.
A lot of ford Everest Sport in a late model
Platinum as well, which is the top of the line
of the B sixtiesel in it. So there's something there
for everybody. A great time to do something. Interest rates
are sort of on the match down, which is a
great thing. Makes things a wee bit easier, and we've
got Cody and the finance department there that can really
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make things easy for you. So the thing is, if
you're thinking about doing something, do come in and see us.
We're always here of course Saturday mornings as well between
half past nine and twelve. But on the other end
of the phone if you can't get in, we can
certainly come to you if you can't, so anything we
can do, pick up the phone or drop in and
see us.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Good only not enjoy the weekend.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Thank you, Andy, Good afternoon, Welcome to the muster on Hakanui.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
I'm Andy Muyer here until two o'clock of course, thank sir,
Peter's and lex on a Fryo.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Appreciate your company.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
With blue sky as we look out there on the
horizon way, a bit of cloud around, but generally not
too bad. Pill don't have my weather watches long and
they're not too just in future to give us a
rundown on the weather for the next seven days. Are
remembering as well the Corpakiki Lions Club, the book sails
up and running huge crew cruise or cruise going in.
They are huge queues to get in the door there
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as well, so the Gorpakiki Lions Box sail going through
until tomorrow KC and the Sunshine Band rather rat what
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sunny with breezy west nor westerlies and are high of
nineteen tomorrow wind and partly cloudy. Windy and partly cloudy
is the terminology here, with brisk north westerlies nine and nineteen.
Sunday afternoon showers of breezy west nor westers seven and fourteen,
Monday light rain with breezy westlies three and ten, and
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Tuesday partly cloudy with breezy westlies three and thirteen.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
So temperatures to hand.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Clinton eleven point one, Northern South and ten point six, Riverton,
tiar Now and Winton or eleven point one as well,
and then Woodlands with eleven point three starting the howl
with Steve Henderson farming down at al ROA catch up
with Steve, see how things have been the wind hopefully
has them been too bad down there, and as he
gets through the carving season properly as to where he's
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at as far as the fab routine till duncan f
and weather Watch like I said before, gives us a
rundown on the forecast for the next seven days here
in the South. And then Sam Lee from Ennis fitz
paston Riversdale as we talk everything veteran neary that you
need to.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Know about for a Friday.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Michelle Watts here and the country crossover. And then Paul Miller,
former All Black, played for a Targer and played for
Southland gives a rundown on the NPC ahead of the
quarter finals getting underway this evening.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
So we'll start the hour and now with Steve Henderson.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
You're listening to the muster until to a clock faced
the Peters Genris Steve Henderson fans at a between Bluffing
and Voicago. We catch up once again Steve. A good
afternoon ground conditions.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
At a happening Indy. Ground conditions are better than last year,
but only just would be the answer to that.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
So pretty wet, but not as wet as last year.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Yeah, yeah, we we're certainly wet, like we had more
rangers Optember than last year. The actually five year is
that we didn't go into spring week just like anybody.
So now we're we're not making a lot of damage
with cares, but you know, putting a bit of ferret
on so to over two degrees and we're making a
fifty marks putting third on. But yeah, sort of unnecessarily
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evil really into the second round. You don't want to
pinch the cares and you're going to get a response
from for it. But it's just, yeah, the old esthetics
and making which are the old marthan always level it.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
I suppose well asthetics.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
I may ultimately it's nice for everything to look good,
but at the end of the day, it's about performance.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Yeah, ahead of a seen Yeah yeah, yep, You've got
to keep that in your Becky mindset.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
Now, if we can keep chaos feed with's the cheapest
feed possible, which is the homegrown grass, we'll continue to
do that. So as long as we're still getting a response,
which we are, you know, still too much is like
I said, Jim, degrees plus. These days right now are
good drying days. But yeah, like last night we've got
ten mils off the back of a really nice norwaster
so and it wasn't really in the forecast all later on, which, yeah,
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catchers and outside trying at a bit of spraying and
stuff done. But it's going to work with what you've got.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
What would you say your feed levels alike, given that
it's been pretty windy and wet.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
We're holding our own as the answer to that. So yeah,
at the moment, we need to grab out forty five
a day, and last week we grew up at ay
I think it's forty two or something. So we are
poking a little bit of pik into both herds, and
that's only just to make up for the utilization. You know,
the kova. They could be trampling in three or four
kilos and not utilizing it. So that's that's purely what
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that pika is doing. And then when you dry out,
obviously the utilization will go up and we'll pull that out.
So yeah, the time of you've got to be reasonably
mindful that you're not substituting chiosus, an imported food they
don't need, but also mindful that they need to be
fully sad going into mating. So yeah, yeah, ol clobe
can be a funny our month.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
How many chals lift the calves?
Speaker 5 (06:31):
Thirty eight I think it was last count, So yeah,
the storre handful we left the ball and for another
five or six days longer, just with the spring we
had last year. And yeah, albeit the later cavers, they've
still got to put milk in the vet, so I
think it was a good option. Otherwise they would have
been new booth. So yeah, they do to finishing the
next week, so a few of the bulls were certainly
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working that last week is mating.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Last year, Steve Howard's under racing this league came out
yaster today, of course, a missive food group saying that
it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane
emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming
on global warming.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
This is a real u turn and nobody is really
sure why it is.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
I just brushed on the headline, night's never really read
much more into it yet, So the only thing I
could jump to conclusion was that are they a little
bit worried or scared that they may not actually read
the jury products process going forward because some of those
roles and regulations are just hard enough to follow. So
maybe they have delved into that and that's the risoning
behind it. But year once, once they do it, I
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suppose they're going to set the present for a lot
of other ones. And yeah, watched the space in the
next six months, twelve months, and then even government and
year regulation may may follow from this. So yeah, it's
only a big player doing a pretty big.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Thing because whenever you see Nessle talking about its product,
you don't see anything about the farming side of it.
It's all about sustainability and what we can do to
save the planets and.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
All that jargon.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
So that like you say, this could be a game
changer as far as how other industries react.
Speaker 6 (08:06):
You did, right, Yep, yep.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
It's like anything, you know that as soon as the
biggest or the bigger player moves, yeah, all the other
ones follow within reasons say yeah, watch the space.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
It would be pretty pleased with that. They're considering all
this stuff that's been heaped on farmers over the last
ten years.
Speaker 5 (08:23):
It is, it is, and it probably goes to show
that a lot of the stuff that is going to
be hearsay could well just end up being heresay. So
if you look back, like a lot of the regulation
that's been put in and there's probably and it could
be watch twenty thirty pence been implemented yes night and
reporting and that's the one that just springs to mind,
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like that's implemented and we're having.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
To do that.
Speaker 5 (08:45):
But there's a lot of other things that have been
talked about that may or may not happen and they
haven't come to truition. So yeah, a lot of things
you don't need to worry about until it actually happens,
But just be mindful there's a lot of stuff still
can happen. I suppose here you look at that.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
And the other thing is as well, without sounding reckless
of that statement before, is that the farming sector is
definitely doing it's but now around cleaning up and there's
certainly a different time.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
We can't ignore that either.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
No, no, you did right. It doesn't take long to
drive in the district now and you know the swing
buffer strips out of here too, and you know stocker
and a peddic they probably shouldn't have been in, whereas
it's a bit like motorbike Houmet's teen years ago. They
were a funny thing and the other just normal. So yeah,
you certainly noticed the abnormal things now more than the
normal things. So yeah, yeah, I suppose they have a
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view to it that it just becomes common corect, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Mental Health Awareness Week has been a big topic for
a lot of people, just looking after the top three inches.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Now, what do you do at this time of year.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
You're getting through the carving season, you're slowly looking towards mating.
Your crew there, your wife and Tracy got everything running ticketyboo?
Speaker 3 (09:51):
What do you do at this time of year to
try and relax.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
That's good question. Actually what happened is kids in the
trace and the kids wh no Island, I stay at home.
So that was.
Speaker 6 (10:03):
When we went from post.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Well there you go when they want a chicken dinner.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
There was ten days of relexing over school holidays. No,
I think I think we're still just try and get
away as much as you can, but also knowing that
October is busy, we get into mating. Maybe, but heap
is mating, so you know, yes, on the calendar, oh
we should go away, but realistically, and you hear you,
they know this is.
Speaker 6 (10:25):
A crunch time.
Speaker 5 (10:26):
This is why we're farming, and this is business. So
now we probably look forward to more. You know, just
send the post Christmas once probably a lot like a
lot of people. Once crops on the ground and breeding
and all that's done, you can get away. So yeah,
we're still try and you know, have the odd day
that you can shoot away for an afternoon or whatever.
And that's probably more about making sure staff are happy
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and you're getting what they expect and everything's all tricky.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Do do you often talk to staff at this time
of year and just ask them about their expectations about
having breaks in the lakes?
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Yeah, we do, yep, yep. There was a pitch there
where we actually had a big slinking street and come
down for two weeks. So we made sure that everybody
had the opportunity to take something to leave and get
away for you know, get another day onto their three
or four days off or whatever. So they do get
a good break and we'll try and make it, you know,
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the day before they finish up for this three or
four days off. They aren't milking the afternoon, they're making them, yeah,
get away a bit earlier. So it's just acknowledging those things.
And we don't actually change the lost he over spring
because they find that they are more confused and and
don't sleep as well if they're on a five and
one or a five and two roster. So yeah, there's
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always just going to making sure they are. You know
when someone's tired, and know when someone's not going right
at home.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Good on you stay bowys. Appreciate your time. You enjoyed
the afternoon and the weekend. Steve Henderson. You're listening to
the master. Up next from weather Watch, Phil Duncan. What's
happening with these wins? Time to catch up with Phil
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Duncan out of weather Watch, still undefeated a Ladas Moriset.
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Good afternoon, Phil, Good afternoon you. Yeah, I always appreciate
your time on a Friday. Look, it's been an interesting
week down here in the South. Cold weather earlier on
a touch of frost, then yesterday, holy Hicky, we got
up to the late teens, almost early twenties on one stage.
Then it almost felt like a tropical rainstorm. About seven
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o'clock it was warm outside, but it hoes down and
then today we've got the sun, but we've got wind.
Speaker 6 (13:00):
Yeah, it's definitely all over the place at the moment.
We're getting subtropical and Australian airflows in the next now,
So it's not just that polar air that you guys
have had a lot of over the past couple of months.
When I look at the long range maps, you know,
when you're underneath all the worst of it, it's sort
of hard to notice if it's changing. But when you
look at the bigger picture and you see how far
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these windstorms have been going up the country, how far
the polar airflow is going up the country, and what
we're seeing over the next coming couple of weeks, what
you notice is overall the stormy stuff is starting to
sink southwards. And so, like I say, if you're in
the thick of that, you don't really feel.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
That change very much.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
It's still windy every day, you're still getting wet weather.
But what you'll notice as this continues to happen, you'll
get more days that are warmer, and that's certainly what
we're seeing at the moment. Still injections of cold, though
you're in that part where you're getting much more now
than the North Island. The North Island's not really getting
many cold blasts now, so that's a sign that everything's
dropping southward. That's kind of what you want to and
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so temperatures are reflecting there. You know, tomorrow could be
quite a lot of new day windy though tomorrow strong
northwest as they could be up to gale force, so
to watch out. There could be a couple of power
cuts around tomorrow. But it's a warm day getting up
to twenty degrees overnight lower around nine or ten. It
drops down again next week. Monday you only got a
higher eleven, but then the temperatures gradually go back up.
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And while Thursday next week looks a little cool with thirteen,
you're back to eighteen on Friday, maybe thirteen next Saturday.
So it's it's not perfect yet, but the cold blasts
are not as cold and the warm days getting warmer,
so there's a bit of silver lighting to all the
rubbish that's going on.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
There's just a lot of wind, yeah, a lot of wind,
and you.
Speaker 6 (14:42):
Know it's coming and going. The good news even with
the wind is that there are some signs that even
though it is still going to be searching off and
on driving some people get crazy for the next week
or two. Again, the intensity is not as bad as
it was just even a couple of weeks ago. So
it's still whindy, it's still spring, we're still getting wintery
cold fronts coming in. But yeah, we're definitely seeing a
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change around the country and it's just going to take
longer this year, I think, for it to all kind
of east back, So.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
It's more or les continuation of what we've had for
the last couple of weeks.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I suppose, yeah, pretty much.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
And in fact Australia is in the same boat. Australia. Actually,
when you look at their long range for the next
two weeks, their long range forecast, you're seeing sort of
two thirds of Australia covered in tropical heat. So that
hasn't happened for half a year or longer. So they're
getting a lot of hot air there. But in the
one southeast corner Tasmania, Melbourne, Victoria, that area, they're getting
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arrested by storms. Another one today, huge thunderstorm outbreak over
Tasmania today. But I bring that all up because it
shows that again similar to New Zealand. There are signs
that we're going in towards summer more days would walk
to heat, but those that are at the southern end
of the country are definitely still getting winter and so
if they're still getting that, we're still going to get
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it for another couple more mons. So the rest of
the month really is going to be still westerly driven
weather and still a bit unsettled at times.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
It's undrating.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
You talk about the southern states of Australia having a
pole of blast. I was watching Cricket Goodness me from
Adelaide on Wednesday. I think of us and there was
like thirty degrees or something like that, and just thinking,
you lucky buggers.
Speaker 6 (16:19):
Yeah, that's like a blip though in the days they've had,
most of their days have been terrible. In fact, Melbourne's
been colder than Auckland most of this past couple of months.
Like they've had numerous days where it's been only fourteen
or thirteen degrees and heavy showers and stuff. So yeah,
a lot of complaints around there. But the farmers in
Victoria they want rain, they're worried about drought. They say
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it's better than this time year ago. But it's still
not a not a really good season, and so like, yeah,
they're having some issues over there. I think, I don't know,
would you rather be windy and a bit wet or
leaning towards droughts? You know, like those are sort of
the two options in Austrailia at the moment.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
This is from the chuckle. If you're a Southerner file,
why do they close Auckland Harbor Bridge if it looks
as I these abraze on the horizon?
Speaker 6 (17:03):
I don't know it is Honestly, they've obviously got like
there since that one truck crashed into it. You know,
what was it four or five years ago? That was
during a squall. It was a really strong, isolate, hi
massively isolated burst of wind. That's the kind of weather
where if you're driving a big truck up the bridge,
dust comes out of nowhere at one hundred and forty
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ks an hour and blowing the truck over. So I
don't have a problem with that when it's squawly. But
what they do now is whenever it is a wind warning,
they just shut the bridge down or if it gets
to this point. And it's kind of silly because most
of the time it's just a sort of a strong
breeze that you know, we all get from time to
time around the country. So I literally don't understand why
they do it. I know that there are a number
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of businesses, including media outlets in Auckland that find it
very frustrating because that's what happens to all the staff
with the government or the Land Transport Agency announces the
name before that the bridge might shut tomorrow. Half of
Auckland doesn't over it. So it's not good for business.
It's not good for the economy at all, what they're
doing at the moment. I don't understand it. If they
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used own part and they wouldn't have so many falsal arms.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
Sales of bubble rat mussaur in Auckland, because you must
still walk around wearing the stuff.
Speaker 6 (18:14):
Honestly, you're the picture of the plastic chair that blows
over them. Well, we will rebuild and get bread. That
is Auckland sometimes. I mean, you know, during psych A
Gabriel and Anniversary floods a couple of years ago, those
were significant, deadly, horrible events. Auckland deserved to be in
the news, but for the most part, ninety percent of
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the news stories about the weather that lead our news
outlets in New Zealand about Auckland. It's just rubbish. I
read them as an Aucklander and go, why did I
just read that? That's a pointless news story. So yeah,
it's a shame that you guys get caught up in that.
I can't imagine what it feels like being in the
Southland and seeing all these headlined about Auckland.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Down under we live, but up top we belong for
don'n going and weather What choys appreciating time?
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Love it good one, have a great weekend.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Phil Duncan of weather Watch.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
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Speaker 3 (19:04):
Sam Lee.
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Speaker 7 (19:31):
Thank you Andy.
Speaker 8 (19:32):
How are you today?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Look blue sky.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
It's a little bit windy, but it's certainly better than
having five.
Speaker 7 (19:37):
Degrees absolutely and not too wet today at least anyway,
I think some rain is perhaps forecast, but at least
the wind might be drying out some of those wet paddocks.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Yeah, that's the thing, Sam, on your travels, when you're
going around the farms at the moment, how do you
find the situation quite interesting?
Speaker 7 (19:55):
I think everyone is still a little bit shell shocked
from last year's spring where it sense to be, you know,
your recall sort of rain pretty much for most of
September and October, so certainly a big improvement on last year,
but there's still perhaps grass is a little bit slow.
I think there's a lot of there has still been
quite a bit of rain in October, a lot of
surface water around, and soil temperatures probably still not really
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where farmers would like them to be. So most farmers,
both dairy and sheep farmers I've been talking to, are okay,
but they're sort of just getting a little bit tight
perhaps on grass, so they would hoping for some warmer
temperatures and a bit more grass growth.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
Metro checking is in full swing at the moment, Sam.
Speaker 7 (20:38):
Yes, we've been doing a lot of metro checking on
the dairy farms. Often we'll do sort of an initial
first round of metrochecking back in September, and now we're
certainly doing sort of second round pre mating, so a
lot of dairy farmers are gearing up to start mating
sort of the last week of October or the first
week in November. Initial results have been pretty promising. Last spring,
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again compared to last year, there was a lot of
probably poor conditioned cows, a very difficult, challenging spring, and
so we had a lot of dirty cows at metro
checking time, and we're curing a lot of animals this year.
We always have a certain percentage on every farm that
requires antibodic treatment, but the numbers have been better, so
hopefully leading into mating this year on dairy farm systems,
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the cows are looking in pretty good condition with lower
percentages requiring treatment at metrochecking.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Yeah, I was going to.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Say as far as body school condition wise, animals looking
pretty good or things considered pretty good.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
I think people have a tendency to you know, we
naturally always compare to the previous season. So I would
definitely say on average body condition score is better than
where we.
Speaker 8 (21:47):
Were this time last year.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
With the knowledge that last year was a challenging season
and then there's still variation in between farms, but most
farmers I've been speaking to and observing myself are looking
like they're in a fairly good position leading into mating.
Speaker 6 (22:05):
Yep.
Speaker 7 (22:05):
So I think cows have sort of got through the
winter relatively well, and they've still had enough sort of
in front of them now just to keep that condition
on them, and so hopefully that sort of leads to
a good stuff to mating in the coming weeks.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
In as far as carving is pretty much just late
carver is.
Speaker 6 (22:21):
Now late carvers.
Speaker 7 (22:23):
Again, every farm I've talked too, they still sort of
have that annoying mob of maybe, you know, fifteen to
thirty cows that haven't yet carved, and we often get
called out as vets to go and pregnancy test those
last few, because I think some farmers almost hope that
they're empty. They think, oh, maybe this mob is empty,
and then I can shift them off. But inevitably most
of them are still pregnant and they sort of just
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have to wait a little and be patient and get
those last few carves. So I guess it's that mind
shift where people are now sort of transitioning thinking, right,
I want to be focusing on mating, and you almost
don't then really want to be dealing with carv and
cows still. So there's just sort of that last little
mob who's still need to carve, But give it another
couple of weeks and I think pretty much most calves,
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most cows would have carved and will be right into making.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Something to think about from a dairying viewpoint.
Speaker 1 (23:11):
But also beef farmers as well as blot notorious for
pecking itself up from the remnants, and no we're and
poking its head through the ground at the moment, are
we seeing much of.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
That we indeed are actually in Bloat can be really
challenging to predict when our risk period is and try
and put in some mitigating factors to minimize it. So
just earlier this week, I'll speaking to a farmer who
was battling with bloat and he'd lost a few beef
animals and that particular scenario. He said, I haven't dealt
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with bloat, you know, in the previous four or five years,
And so you start to try and think, oh, what
factors are different now on that farm that haven't been
there in the past. And sometimes it can be really
challenging to really predict when bloat's going to be an issue,
So the same old sort of factors apply that often
young spring growth, especially if it's got a high amount
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of clover in it, can be sort of higher risk
pasture full bloat. That being said, sometimes you know farmers
will be grazing that year on air and never have issues,
and then other years you sort of run into a problem,
so quite stressful. So sort of now right through to
Christmas time is definitely a risk period.
Speaker 6 (24:20):
Four bloat.
Speaker 7 (24:22):
Different prevention strategies are For dairy farms, is often set
of products you can put in the water system so
animals are accessing it and getting that through the drinking
water a little bit more difficult. In beef systems, there
are you know, bloat preventative capsules you can give orally
to cattle. That too can be a bit problematic because
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it means obviously a lot of sort of work running
them through and head bailing them and giving them those products.
There's also products you can put in troughs, but sometimes
it's just come down to pasture management as well, sort
of identifying, you know, identifying a float as a risk
or if you're seeing some animals with early signs of
bloat and maybe just and getting them off that particular
pasture or adding in some more sort of hay or
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ruffige into the diet. So it's just sort of decreasing
that risk of bloat.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
Is that time of year on the sheep farm as well,
Sam seeing Prattley's going through Gore daylight this morning, tailing's
in full swing.
Speaker 7 (25:16):
It sure is, so early reports from sheep farmers that
lambing has been pretty good. We've had a few little
bad spells of weather, but touch Wood haven't had an
absolute snow blast come through, So I think lambing has
on all accounts gone reasonably well and just doesn't get
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some sort of lambing percentages come back from farmers now
as they do the tailing and they get a bit
of an idea of how things have gone. So still
early days, I definitely think lambing. I think tailing is
just kicking off now, and yes that initially initial people
have spoken to have said yep, I think they're sort
of lambing percentages based off tailing tellies have looked pretty good,
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so hopefully positive there and looking at it, decent crop
of sort of winged lambs coming through by Christmas, hopefully.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Sam, what's the best way to get in touch with
the team and in.
Speaker 7 (26:06):
His fits any Yes, just sort of you can stop
into our clinic. We've got obviously the clinics at Riversdale
Lums and Moss Bin and Tiyar. Now call us on
two O two five six three six to have a
talk to us here at Riversdale, and or hopefully you
just see us out and about amongst the farms and
communities and so yeah, always happy to just have a
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catch up and hear how you go in and provide
some advice if required.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Hopefully you can't miss so sustinctive vehicles on the road. Sam,
always appreciate the time.
Speaker 7 (26:36):
Excellent, Thank you, Andy, and yep, all the best for
the rest of the month.
Speaker 3 (26:42):
Sam Lee, of an his fits based in Riversdale.
Speaker 1 (26:46):
Michelle, what we catch up next in the Country Crossover
And before the end of the yell of Paul Miller
talking MPC, it is time for the Country Crossover once again.
(27:17):
Michelle Watt, executive producer of the Country out of Dunedin.
Good afternoon, Michelle case in the Sunshine Band. That's song
there called keep It Cavin Love. I just had to
play that intro it's just a great tune for a Friday.
Speaker 9 (27:29):
Oh you can't not be happy a when you hear
Casey and the Sunshine Band.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Stop.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
Absolutely, it's one of the Friday banger bands in my opinion.
But nonetheless, look, it's been an interesting week Nestle. This
is big news and this could have ramifications down the
line as well. The Dairy Methane Action Alliance launched back
in twenty twenty three of members including denn Craft, Haines,
and Starbucks, all committing to publicly measure and disclose methane
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emissions from the dairy supply chains and published plans to
reduce those emissions. Well, Nesley decided, Nah, we're pulling out.
Speaker 9 (28:06):
Yes, interesting time, isn't it. I think this would have
hit the global climate world by storm a little bit,
this story, because it's kind of in a way given
Act and his Jellin first, who have been saying let's
get out of Paris, some vindication in what they're saying.
Speaker 1 (28:23):
Right, especially with somebody like Nestle, like you see them
at the Field Days, the National Field Days, and there's
nothing to do with dairying on their standards all about
climate change, and you look at it and I'm just
I'm just intrigued as to the way the change of stance.
Speaker 9 (28:39):
Yes, interesting, isn't it That hasn't actually come out. I
don't think has it about why they've quit that global
alliance now?
Speaker 1 (28:45):
It doesn't actually say anything. I couldn't find anything either
on that.
Speaker 9 (28:48):
No, so it'll be interesting to see if any more
comes out. I guess there will be more that comes
out about that, but you know, to see what happens
further on from this decision. Is it going to be
like a Domino effect?
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Of course, like you say, act have they been pretty
vocal when New Zealand first regarding the Paris accord. But
the more this goes on, likes in NESLEI this is
a Domino's effect. Then who knows?
Speaker 3 (29:07):
This could be a game changer.
Speaker 9 (29:09):
It could be a game changer. And I think it's
going to be interesting moving forward to see if any
of those other companies, because they're big companies. Meslay is
a massive company and of course supplied by rather large
dairy companies all over the place, so it could have big,
big ratifications of decision that Theslay have made. And I think,
you know, one of the big things that they've said
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is for not pulling out is the fact that if
you're supplying a certain company or something like that, they're
already signed up to the Paris Accord through their supply route.
And that's why, you know, if we pulled out, that
actually farmers who are already signed up to supply will
not be able to really pull out because they're already
signed up in another way through supply agreements. So this
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could be really interesting times.
Speaker 1 (29:53):
New Zealand Posts as well. This is another big issue
for rural New Zealand, doesn't it cutting back services?
Speaker 9 (29:59):
Yes, so it's interesting. It was announced this week the
New Zealand Posts are going to be cutting some of
its services for postage around rural places. In Rural Women
are leading the charge on this. What they're going to do,
I'm not sure, but I'm sure that they'll set up
some sort of lobby. We have a great interview with
Nicola Eckleton, who is the Interim CEO for Rural Women
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New Zealand, during the week about all this, and a
lot of people will say things like, well, now it
doesn't really matter, you know, I mean people aren't buying
from local businesses anyway. You know, this is what rural
post is all about people getting postage is all about
now people are getting stuff online and all that sort
of thing. But actually in rural areas, the postage means.
Speaker 8 (30:41):
More than that.
Speaker 9 (30:42):
You know, they're getting their milk. Some people are getting medications,
all sorts of things, and if they reduce that is
just creating further isolation from larger communities and a way
to communicate with others. And it's sad really, And you know,
I think especially those really out of the way, middle
of nowhere places. I'm thinking, you know, way down in
the west and the Catlan's Andy, you know, where there's
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basically no one or anything, and you're about probably an
hour or more away from dar closer at South or
South Otago. Some people post it. It's quite an exciting
thing to get. And people still send letters. I think,
do you send a letter?
Speaker 1 (31:16):
No, I haven't seen a letter for a very long time,
but I remembering when I used to go to boarding
school up in Avaru, we had to write a letter
at seven o'clock to somebody on a Sunday eating before
we get before we could go down to the gym.
And yeah, that was your lyrinch a letter writing skills.
You've got given a number of stamps at the start
of the term for writing letters and it was a
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real novelty in fact, to get a letter, it was
a real hoot. Although you fast forwarded these days, eventually
getting into the age of emails in the late nineties
and slowly but surely snail mail came to a pause.
But suppose from New Zealand Posts perspective as well, Michelle,
they've got to stay relevant as far as money to
it and make a decent amount to stay in the games.
Speaker 3 (31:57):
So they just got to change your services somehow, do
they not?
Speaker 9 (32:00):
Yeah, one hundred percent. I mean it as a balancing
act in that respect, But I think should rural communities
lose out again, you know, connectivity is such an assue
and rural area cutting something like this, it's another lifeline gone.
And I see in the survey that rural women New
Zealand did with their membership in twenty twenty four, ninety
six percent identified maintaining news On's post current service stand
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is as important. So that's a lot of people who
still feel that their rural mail delivery service is an
important saying. And I know a lot of actual rural
posts around the place. My parents are friends with some
up in North Otago Way and everyone knows their rural
posting as well, which is kind of a fun thing.
And we're talking about letter writing in the old days, Andy.
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Because I grew up in the country, I pen pals
all over the world. It is to take like months
for leaders to arrive from England and things like that.
It was very exciting times.
Speaker 3 (32:51):
Do you still keep in touch with those pen pals?
Speaker 9 (32:54):
No, actually don't know where any of them have gone.
I'll be honest with you. One of them, though, I
feel like I did have one that might potentially be
related to Jane Smith. I think I might have to
ask her about that.
Speaker 1 (33:07):
Hey, look, it's been a big week as well, mental
Health Awareness Week. We had Katherine right on the program.
She speaks a lot of scenes doing some really great
stuff in the rural scene regarding it as well, and
just speaking of correspondence what they do to break the
grind at this time of year too.
Speaker 3 (33:21):
It's been pretty cool.
Speaker 9 (33:23):
It's been amazing, hasn't it. And we've had some really
incredible stories and really heartfelt moments. You know, We've talked,
We've talked about grief, we've talked about dealing with you know,
how to talk to people that are going through a
tough time. We've had some really incredible stories this week
from around the rural sector, from all parts of it.
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I think the major thing to pick up from that
is it's not just one week. Make sure that you
look after yourself and others and think about these things
throughout the whole year. One week is it's great to
have that acknowledgment for a week, but remember mental health
is a year round thing and people don't just say
for one part of this year or you know, going forward.
It needs to be all year round. Take care of
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your staff, take care of yourself. Look out for those signs.
Best way to find some more information. Actually, we're all support.
Trust are fantastic. They provide incredible support. You can hunt
see them out. They also farmstrong. Of course, you can
hit to their website and lock up all their tools tracks.
They've got lots of knowledge there to find out how
you can help your own mental health and help others
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that you feel like a struggling and especially this time
you're coming off a busy time with laming and carving.
Some people are still in the sick of it. It's time,
you know, good time to take that time off farm,
chill out, have some time to yourself and just take
care of that top ad.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
It a good time to go and watch some footy
at the Glasshouse tonight. Is the Tago going to beat Wakatto?
Speaker 9 (34:45):
Of course they are?
Speaker 4 (34:46):
No, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (34:47):
When we're not thinking head over heart here, be honest.
Is a Tiger going to beat Wakatto?
Speaker 9 (34:52):
Yeah, they're going to beat Wakatto.
Speaker 1 (34:54):
I like your confidence. I tend to agree with you
on that as well, because the Tago's playing outstanding rugby.
Going to Michelle work this week is always enjoy the weekend, Okay, Michelle?
Speaker 3 (35:03):
What and the country crossover? Up next? Paul Miller.
Speaker 1 (35:07):
We'll talk a bit of MPC of course, former stag
played for a Targo as well.
Speaker 3 (35:11):
Now a commentator on gold Sport.
Speaker 1 (35:19):
And before we wrap up for the week here on
the Muster. Paul Miller, former Southland Otago and All Back
player for that matter as well.
Speaker 3 (35:26):
Joins us this afternoon. He's been doing commentaries on.
Speaker 1 (35:29):
Gold Sport throughout Super Rugby season two into the MPC OGA.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
Good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
Look, we look at the MPC from a fans perspective,
and especially for your lot up there in Otago. You've
kind of risen up from the phoenix as far as
going up to the top of the table a shootout
between you and Kennery. At the moment, you must be
pretty chuffed up there in the land of Blue and Gold.
Speaker 8 (35:51):
Hi, Andy, I just still remember where I'm from, though,
I'm always going back to my roots. So still bed
all love the Stags, hey, but yeah, you're right, just
sort of come unawares, you know, they've just sort of
stuck underneath the umbrella I reckon for the first couple
of games, and that was relevant to the crowd, you know,
(36:13):
when I touched on that just for a second. It's
the crowds were abysmal, I'll be honest, they were terrible
at the start. However, I think we touched on it
before since the Shields started moving around, I think that
sparked a lot of interest, and it's sort of showed
when obviously Stags won it and then obviously Tago managed
to just snapp it off Canterbury and the crowds have
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just gone from you know, your five hundred and now
they're up to about six thousand, so and it's just
across the nation as well.
Speaker 1 (36:41):
It's been fantastic for the game Robin and Tager viewpoint,
though likes of Dylan Pledge. You're hearing rumors about him
going over on the New Zealand a tour to Europe
later on in the season or next month. Actually he's
gone pretty good. But guys like Lucas Casey have stood
up Cam Miller at first five. I think it's been
exceptional too. All of these guys who have been in
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there for a week while now is starting to gel.
Speaker 8 (37:04):
Yeah, that's that's that settlement. And one thing I want
to touch on. I'm not trying to compare you know,
South into Otago, but the quality probably more so with
Club Rugby. These guys are actually playing week and week out,
playing more competitive games, more teams in the competition here
and than Eden as well, and you know, to be honest,
there's a few Stags players playing in this competition as well.
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So and I think the development process here in Osaga
that they've probably got that right. At the moment. Phil
and Pledge has been you know, aarmarks since it was
at King's High School as a young fellow. Like they
can probably spot that talent and now, and they're trying
to stop these other provinces i e. You know, Canterbury
and the likes trying to take these players away. So
Tager have done pretty well and being proactive to hold
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on to players like the Dylan Pledger and the thing
that a Targer I've got. They've got more of a settle.
These players have been together now probably three to four seasons.
Cam Miller's had you know, good super Rugby experience as well,
so you add that to the mix. I'm not surprised
that they are where they are on the table.
Speaker 1 (38:08):
Given the nature of the premier competition here in South
On Club Rugby are do you think they need to
look at amalgamating with Tonedan Dare I say it?
Speaker 8 (38:16):
That would cause a whole lot of other issues in
terms of cost travel, you know, logistics, you know, it
were definitely up the level I think, you know, you
look at it from the top. Yes, it would create
more of a competitive aspect, more interest, I would say too.
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But you know, logistically you can imagine, you know, I
guess all the community Trust would be bombarded with funding
applications just to try and help with travel and stuff.
So that would probably cause more issues than what it's worth.
So but look, I have heard previously so that it
has been mooted, it has been put on the table,
so perhaps they need to sort of look at that closely,
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or maybe look at something near the end of the season.
Have sort of a crossover between the target south and border.
Speaker 1 (39:04):
Well, just like what a tippy was going to use
ethel as a base and Bowclusa comes into the equation.
I suppose that that was to be the case. This
is all hypothetical, of course, but it's always.
Speaker 3 (39:13):
Fun to think it is.
Speaker 8 (39:15):
Yes, you know, and at the end of the day,
it is trying to keep players in a competitive club
rugby aspect as well. So if they're not getting that,
they're not developing, so and you can't be reliant on
trying to target these players. And you know, it's great
this se NBC because players can play themselves into a
provincial team by playing club footy. I mean, yes, you
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might argue some of them have already been their marked
and have contracts. However, you know it's good for the
likes of the country. Areas still can play their way
in there. And you know that was always what it
was like back in the day, but no, I think
something needs to be looked at quite intentionally in that area.
Speaker 1 (39:51):
Well, okay, just this MPC on a hole though. It
has really captured the imagination this year. Aga, It's been
a really good watch just a whole way through. There
hasn't been really too many dug games.
Speaker 8 (40:03):
No, there has been too many blowouts. I mean the
poor old Stagger's here. Yes, probably still been a bit
hungover from the Shield the Shield game. But look, apart
from that, it's been creative. It's been intuitive play from
all these teams, and that's reflective on I guess good wholeheartedness.
(40:23):
You know, local community players and the other aspectors are
still trying to play their way into Super rugby, make
professional teams, and there's more options out there now apart
from Super Rugby. You've got obviously America happening, and obviously
there's always going to be over in the UK, but
you know, it's still a stepping stone into that professional environment.
And I think what we've seen as well as good
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quality coaches that have come through the ranks too, so
you know you have that added into the mix. It's
always going to be a spectacle for you know, the
community and also the spectators.
Speaker 1 (40:56):
Are you surprised at the way that last year's champions
Wellington all them by the wayside and also Auckland too,
only just marginally going above the Stags on the table.
That wasn't expected, was it?
Speaker 6 (41:08):
No? No, definitely lot.
Speaker 8 (41:10):
I look at what's coming through. You know, Auckland have
always been pretty competitive within the secondary schools and age
group However, there's something doesn't seem to click when they
come up to the to the provincial area, and Wellington's
probably the same. I don't think they had anyone from
the Wellington schools making the age group teams there, so
you know, obviously something's hapening because I know that Saint
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Kennigan's there and Wellington and the few other schools one
in college always sort of have a good, you know
baseline for this for secondary schools and the in the development.
But yeah, I'm very surprised Wellington haven't really kicked on
as what they did last year. And Auckland look, I
mean new coach Stephen Bates. I mean, hopefully they give
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him another crack next season. But that's it's that's not
Auckland like at all, when obviously they got Thrash the
other weekend by Tay, which was you.
Speaker 1 (42:00):
Know, astounding, Yeah, interesting times. I just finally at Targo
you reckon they can win the MPC.
Speaker 8 (42:08):
I think they can just not just being so Saidled.
I think they have been able to adapt to what's
been in front of them, and I think, you know,
we talk about the structure and being over coach, I
don't think these guys have had too much sequence structure
within their game. And I think one key player, like
we haven't really said too much about him, is Cam Miller.
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He's a pivotal position at first five. He's actually been
able to run with the boy. He's had a lot
more time in space. He's able to run to the
line where he wasn't doing that before. You can just
see the confidence. His kicking game's got a lot better.
And what better than Dylan Pleedger. He's a we start
at the moment, so you know that combination is certainly
helping them, along with Christian Leo Willy as well. So
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I think they can do it. I think they'll put
Wake out to the sword tonight and then who knows
the next two weeks after.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Widkack Out and South and Sporting legend Paul Miller. He
just happens to live into need in these days. Or
put that on there. Always appreciate your time on the Muster,
made appreciate your thoughts.
Speaker 8 (43:05):
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Speaker 1 (43:10):
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This has been the Muster on Hakanui. Thanks to Peters
and the leix Enjoy the weekend. See you Monday.
Friday afternoon, so once again we catch up with Nathan
ABERNEATHI at a regional Ford based here in gorg gid Day.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
Nathe Yeah, Gay Andy, Yeah, not a bad Friday, edits.
They roll around pretty quick because we've sort of rolled
at the end of the year of twenty and twenty five,
it really starts to speed up now. They look really
busy time for us and we're pretty fresh into a
new month. So yeah, there's a lot of stock coming
through the doors at the moment, and a Friday, we've
sort of splitter a couple of used ones around for you,
just to give you a bit of a sumpter of
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what we've got there. There is plenty of good double
cabs coming through at the moment, Lots and lots of
Ford Ranger. We've got a few Highlights, we've got a
few MITSI tried, and a few holding Colorado's here as well,
amongst other things. We've got a lot of Ford Everest
coming through at the moment. We've had a ship ra
I've into port with new with a load of new
Ford evers Andy, So I think we've probably got eight
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to ten second hand Ford everests there at the moment.
A lot of ford Everest Sport in a late model
Platinum as well, which is the top of the line
of the B sixtiesel in it. So there's something there
for everybody. A great time to do something. Interest rates
are sort of on the match down, which is a
great thing. Makes things a wee bit easier, and we've
got Cody and the finance department there that can really
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make things easy for you. So the thing is, if
you're thinking about doing something, do come in and see us.
We're always here of course Saturday mornings as well between
half past nine and twelve. But on the other end
of the phone if you can't get in, we can
certainly come to you if you can't, so anything we
can do, pick up the phone or drop in and
see us.
Speaker 3 (01:27):
Good only not enjoy the weekend.
Speaker 4 (01:29):
Thank you, Andy, Good afternoon, Welcome to the muster on Hakanui.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
I'm Andy Muyer here until two o'clock of course, thank sir,
Peter's and lex on a Fryo.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Appreciate your company.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
With blue sky as we look out there on the
horizon way, a bit of cloud around, but generally not
too bad. Pill don't have my weather watches long and
they're not too just in future to give us a
rundown on the weather for the next seven days. Are
remembering as well the Corpakiki Lions Club, the book sails
up and running huge crew cruise or cruise going in.
They are huge queues to get in the door there
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as well, so the Gorpakiki Lions Box sail going through
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Sunday afternoon showers of breezy west nor westers seven and fourteen,
Monday light rain with breezy westlies three and ten, and
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Tuesday partly cloudy with breezy westlies three and thirteen.
Speaker 3 (03:00):
So temperatures to hand.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Clinton eleven point one, Northern South and ten point six, Riverton,
tiar Now and Winton or eleven point one as well,
and then Woodlands with eleven point three starting the howl
with Steve Henderson farming down at al ROA catch up
with Steve, see how things have been the wind hopefully
has them been too bad down there, and as he
gets through the carving season properly as to where he's
(03:24):
at as far as the fab routine till duncan f
and weather Watch like I said before, gives us a
rundown on the forecast for the next seven days here
in the South. And then Sam Lee from Ennis fitz
paston Riversdale as we talk everything veteran neary that you
need to.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Know about for a Friday.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
Michelle Watts here and the country crossover. And then Paul Miller,
former All Black, played for a Targer and played for
Southland gives a rundown on the NPC ahead of the
quarter finals getting underway this evening.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
So we'll start the hour and now with Steve Henderson.
Speaker 1 (03:58):
You're listening to the muster until to a clock faced
the Peters Genris Steve Henderson fans at a between Bluffing
and Voicago. We catch up once again Steve. A good
afternoon ground conditions.
Speaker 5 (04:18):
At a happening Indy. Ground conditions are better than last year,
but only just would be the answer to that.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
So pretty wet, but not as wet as last year.
Speaker 5 (04:29):
Yeah, yeah, we we're certainly wet, like we had more
rangers Optember than last year. The actually five year is
that we didn't go into spring week just like anybody.
So now we're we're not making a lot of damage
with cares, but you know, putting a bit of ferret
on so to over two degrees and we're making a
fifty marks putting third on. But yeah, sort of unnecessarily
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evil really into the second round. You don't want to
pinch the cares and you're going to get a response
from for it. But it's just, yeah, the old esthetics
and making which are the old marthan always level it.
Speaker 3 (05:02):
I suppose well asthetics.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
I may ultimately it's nice for everything to look good,
but at the end of the day, it's about performance.
Speaker 5 (05:08):
Yeah, ahead of a seen Yeah yeah, yep, You've got
to keep that in your Becky mindset.
Speaker 1 (05:12):
Absolutely.
Speaker 5 (05:13):
Now, if we can keep chaos feed with's the cheapest
feed possible, which is the homegrown grass, we'll continue to
do that. So as long as we're still getting a response,
which we are, you know, still too much is like
I said, Jim, degrees plus. These days right now are
good drying days. But yeah, like last night we've got
ten mils off the back of a really nice norwaster
so and it wasn't really in the forecast all later on, which, yeah,
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catchers and outside trying at a bit of spraying and
stuff done. But it's going to work with what you've got.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
What would you say your feed levels alike, given that
it's been pretty windy and wet.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
We're holding our own as the answer to that. So yeah,
at the moment, we need to grab out forty five
a day, and last week we grew up at ay
I think it's forty two or something. So we are
poking a little bit of pik into both herds, and
that's only just to make up for the utilization. You know,
the kova. They could be trampling in three or four
kilos and not utilizing it. So that's that's purely what
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that pika is doing. And then when you dry out,
obviously the utilization will go up and we'll pull that out.
So yeah, the time of you've got to be reasonably
mindful that you're not substituting chiosus, an imported food they
don't need, but also mindful that they need to be
fully sad going into mating. So yeah, yeah, ol clobe
can be a funny our month.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
How many chals lift the calves?
Speaker 5 (06:31):
Thirty eight I think it was last count, So yeah,
the storre handful we left the ball and for another
five or six days longer, just with the spring we
had last year. And yeah, albeit the later cavers, they've
still got to put milk in the vet, so I
think it was a good option. Otherwise they would have
been new booth. So yeah, they do to finishing the
next week, so a few of the bulls were certainly
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working that last week is mating.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Last year, Steve Howard's under racing this league came out
yaster today, of course, a missive food group saying that
it had withdrawn from a global alliance for cutting methane
emissions that aims to reduce the impact of dairy farming
on global warming.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
This is a real u turn and nobody is really
sure why it is.
Speaker 5 (07:13):
I just brushed on the headline, night's never really read
much more into it yet, So the only thing I
could jump to conclusion was that are they a little
bit worried or scared that they may not actually read
the jury products process going forward because some of those
roles and regulations are just hard enough to follow. So
maybe they have delved into that and that's the risoning
behind it. But year once, once they do it, I
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suppose they're going to set the present for a lot
of other ones. And yeah, watched the space in the
next six months, twelve months, and then even government and
year regulation may may follow from this. So yeah, it's
only a big player doing a pretty big.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Thing because whenever you see Nessle talking about its product,
you don't see anything about the farming side of it.
It's all about sustainability and what we can do to
save the planets and.
Speaker 3 (07:59):
All that jargon.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
So that like you say, this could be a game
changer as far as how other industries react.
Speaker 6 (08:06):
You did, right, Yep, yep.
Speaker 5 (08:07):
It's like anything, you know that as soon as the
biggest or the bigger player moves, yeah, all the other
ones follow within reasons say yeah, watch the space.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
It would be pretty pleased with that. They're considering all
this stuff that's been heaped on farmers over the last
ten years.
Speaker 5 (08:23):
It is, it is, and it probably goes to show
that a lot of the stuff that is going to
be hearsay could well just end up being heresay. So
if you look back, like a lot of the regulation
that's been put in and there's probably and it could
be watch twenty thirty pence been implemented yes night and
reporting and that's the one that just springs to mind,
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like that's implemented and we're having.
Speaker 2 (08:45):
To do that.
Speaker 5 (08:45):
But there's a lot of other things that have been
talked about that may or may not happen and they
haven't come to truition. So yeah, a lot of things
you don't need to worry about until it actually happens,
But just be mindful there's a lot of stuff still
can happen. I suppose here you look at that.
Speaker 1 (08:59):
And the other thing is as well, without sounding reckless
of that statement before, is that the farming sector is
definitely doing it's but now around cleaning up and there's
certainly a different time.
Speaker 3 (09:08):
We can't ignore that either.
Speaker 5 (09:10):
No, no, you did right. It doesn't take long to
drive in the district now and you know the swing
buffer strips out of here too, and you know stocker
and a peddic they probably shouldn't have been in, whereas
it's a bit like motorbike Houmet's teen years ago. They
were a funny thing and the other just normal. So yeah,
you certainly noticed the abnormal things now more than the
normal things. So yeah, yeah, I suppose they have a
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view to it that it just becomes common corect, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
Mental Health Awareness Week has been a big topic for
a lot of people, just looking after the top three inches.
Speaker 3 (09:41):
Now, what do you do at this time of year.
Speaker 1 (09:43):
You're getting through the carving season, you're slowly looking towards mating.
Your crew there, your wife and Tracy got everything running ticketyboo?
Speaker 3 (09:51):
What do you do at this time of year to
try and relax.
Speaker 5 (09:55):
That's good question. Actually what happened is kids in the
trace and the kids wh no Island, I stay at home.
So that was.
Speaker 6 (10:03):
When we went from post.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
Well there you go when they want a chicken dinner.
Speaker 5 (10:07):
There was ten days of relexing over school holidays. No,
I think I think we're still just try and get
away as much as you can, but also knowing that
October is busy, we get into mating. Maybe, but heap
is mating, so you know, yes, on the calendar, oh
we should go away, but realistically, and you hear you,
they know this is.
Speaker 6 (10:25):
A crunch time.
Speaker 5 (10:26):
This is why we're farming, and this is business. So
now we probably look forward to more. You know, just
send the post Christmas once probably a lot like a
lot of people. Once crops on the ground and breeding
and all that's done, you can get away. So yeah,
we're still try and you know, have the odd day
that you can shoot away for an afternoon or whatever.
And that's probably more about making sure staff are happy
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and you're getting what they expect and everything's all tricky.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Do do you often talk to staff at this time
of year and just ask them about their expectations about
having breaks in the lakes?
Speaker 5 (10:58):
Yeah, we do, yep, yep. There was a pitch there
where we actually had a big slinking street and come
down for two weeks. So we made sure that everybody
had the opportunity to take something to leave and get
away for you know, get another day onto their three
or four days off or whatever. So they do get
a good break and we'll try and make it, you know,
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the day before they finish up for this three or
four days off. They aren't milking the afternoon, they're making them, yeah,
get away a bit earlier. So it's just acknowledging those things.
And we don't actually change the lost he over spring
because they find that they are more confused and and
don't sleep as well if they're on a five and
one or a five and two roster. So yeah, there's
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always just going to making sure they are. You know
when someone's tired, and know when someone's not going right
at home.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Good on you stay bowys. Appreciate your time. You enjoyed
the afternoon and the weekend. Steve Henderson. You're listening to
the master. Up next from weather Watch, Phil Duncan. What's
happening with these wins? Time to catch up with Phil
(12:08):
Duncan out of weather Watch, still undefeated a Ladas Moriset.
(12:33):
Good afternoon, Phil, Good afternoon you. Yeah, I always appreciate
your time on a Friday. Look, it's been an interesting
week down here in the South. Cold weather earlier on
a touch of frost, then yesterday, holy Hicky, we got
up to the late teens, almost early twenties on one stage.
Then it almost felt like a tropical rainstorm. About seven
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o'clock it was warm outside, but it hoes down and
then today we've got the sun, but we've got wind.
Speaker 6 (13:00):
Yeah, it's definitely all over the place at the moment.
We're getting subtropical and Australian airflows in the next now,
So it's not just that polar air that you guys
have had a lot of over the past couple of months.
When I look at the long range maps, you know,
when you're underneath all the worst of it, it's sort
of hard to notice if it's changing. But when you
look at the bigger picture and you see how far
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these windstorms have been going up the country, how far
the polar airflow is going up the country, and what
we're seeing over the next coming couple of weeks, what
you notice is overall the stormy stuff is starting to
sink southwards. And so, like I say, if you're in
the thick of that, you don't really feel.
Speaker 5 (13:36):
That change very much.
Speaker 6 (13:37):
It's still windy every day, you're still getting wet weather.
But what you'll notice as this continues to happen, you'll
get more days that are warmer, and that's certainly what
we're seeing at the moment. Still injections of cold, though
you're in that part where you're getting much more now
than the North Island. The North Island's not really getting
many cold blasts now, so that's a sign that everything's
dropping southward. That's kind of what you want to and
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so temperatures are reflecting there. You know, tomorrow could be
quite a lot of new day windy though tomorrow strong
northwest as they could be up to gale force, so
to watch out. There could be a couple of power
cuts around tomorrow. But it's a warm day getting up
to twenty degrees overnight lower around nine or ten. It
drops down again next week. Monday you only got a
higher eleven, but then the temperatures gradually go back up.
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And while Thursday next week looks a little cool with thirteen,
you're back to eighteen on Friday, maybe thirteen next Saturday.
So it's it's not perfect yet, but the cold blasts
are not as cold and the warm days getting warmer,
so there's a bit of silver lighting to all the
rubbish that's going on.
Speaker 3 (14:39):
There's just a lot of wind, yeah, a lot of wind,
and you.
Speaker 6 (14:42):
Know it's coming and going. The good news even with
the wind is that there are some signs that even
though it is still going to be searching off and
on driving some people get crazy for the next week
or two. Again, the intensity is not as bad as
it was just even a couple of weeks ago. So
it's still whindy, it's still spring, we're still getting wintery
cold fronts coming in. But yeah, we're definitely seeing a
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change around the country and it's just going to take
longer this year, I think, for it to all kind
of east back, So.
Speaker 1 (15:11):
It's more or les continuation of what we've had for
the last couple of weeks.
Speaker 3 (15:14):
I suppose, yeah, pretty much.
Speaker 6 (15:16):
And in fact Australia is in the same boat. Australia. Actually,
when you look at their long range for the next
two weeks, their long range forecast, you're seeing sort of
two thirds of Australia covered in tropical heat. So that
hasn't happened for half a year or longer. So they're
getting a lot of hot air there. But in the
one southeast corner Tasmania, Melbourne, Victoria, that area, they're getting
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arrested by storms. Another one today, huge thunderstorm outbreak over
Tasmania today. But I bring that all up because it
shows that again similar to New Zealand. There are signs
that we're going in towards summer more days would walk
to heat, but those that are at the southern end
of the country are definitely still getting winter and so
if they're still getting that, we're still going to get
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it for another couple more mons. So the rest of
the month really is going to be still westerly driven
weather and still a bit unsettled at times.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
It's undrating.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
You talk about the southern states of Australia having a
pole of blast. I was watching Cricket Goodness me from
Adelaide on Wednesday. I think of us and there was
like thirty degrees or something like that, and just thinking,
you lucky buggers.
Speaker 6 (16:19):
Yeah, that's like a blip though in the days they've had,
most of their days have been terrible. In fact, Melbourne's
been colder than Auckland most of this past couple of months.
Like they've had numerous days where it's been only fourteen
or thirteen degrees and heavy showers and stuff. So yeah,
a lot of complaints around there. But the farmers in
Victoria they want rain, they're worried about drought. They say
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it's better than this time year ago. But it's still
not a not a really good season, and so like, yeah,
they're having some issues over there. I think, I don't know,
would you rather be windy and a bit wet or
leaning towards droughts? You know, like those are sort of
the two options in Austrailia at the moment.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
This is from the chuckle. If you're a Southerner file,
why do they close Auckland Harbor Bridge if it looks
as I these abraze on the horizon?
Speaker 6 (17:03):
I don't know it is Honestly, they've obviously got like
there since that one truck crashed into it. You know,
what was it four or five years ago? That was
during a squall. It was a really strong, isolate, hi
massively isolated burst of wind. That's the kind of weather
where if you're driving a big truck up the bridge,
dust comes out of nowhere at one hundred and forty
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ks an hour and blowing the truck over. So I
don't have a problem with that when it's squawly. But
what they do now is whenever it is a wind warning,
they just shut the bridge down or if it gets
to this point. And it's kind of silly because most
of the time it's just a sort of a strong
breeze that you know, we all get from time to
time around the country. So I literally don't understand why
they do it. I know that there are a number
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of businesses, including media outlets in Auckland that find it
very frustrating because that's what happens to all the staff
with the government or the Land Transport Agency announces the
name before that the bridge might shut tomorrow. Half of
Auckland doesn't over it. So it's not good for business.
It's not good for the economy at all, what they're
doing at the moment. I don't understand it. If they
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used own part and they wouldn't have so many falsal arms.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
Sales of bubble rat mussaur in Auckland, because you must
still walk around wearing the stuff.
Speaker 6 (18:14):
Honestly, you're the picture of the plastic chair that blows
over them. Well, we will rebuild and get bread. That
is Auckland sometimes. I mean, you know, during psych A
Gabriel and Anniversary floods a couple of years ago, those
were significant, deadly, horrible events. Auckland deserved to be in
the news, but for the most part, ninety percent of
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the news stories about the weather that lead our news
outlets in New Zealand about Auckland. It's just rubbish. I
read them as an Aucklander and go, why did I
just read that? That's a pointless news story. So yeah,
it's a shame that you guys get caught up in that.
I can't imagine what it feels like being in the
Southland and seeing all these headlined about Auckland.
Speaker 1 (18:51):
Down under we live, but up top we belong for
don'n going and weather What choys appreciating time?
Speaker 6 (18:56):
Love it good one, have a great weekend.
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Phil Duncan of weather Watch.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
This is the Muster up next for Northern South and Vets.
Speaker 3 (19:04):
Sam Lee.
Speaker 1 (19:10):
The Muster's animal health segment brought to you by NS
Vets adding value through practical advice and service. No gimmicks,
no patience, total vet care. Sam Lee from any s
Vets and Riversdale joins us this afternoon on the Muster,
making his Muster debut. Actually, Sam, good afternoon, great to chat.
Speaker 7 (19:31):
Thank you Andy.
Speaker 8 (19:32):
How are you today?
Speaker 3 (19:33):
Look blue sky.
Speaker 1 (19:34):
It's a little bit windy, but it's certainly better than
having five.
Speaker 7 (19:37):
Degrees absolutely and not too wet today at least anyway,
I think some rain is perhaps forecast, but at least
the wind might be drying out some of those wet paddocks.
Speaker 1 (19:48):
Yeah, that's the thing, Sam, on your travels, when you're
going around the farms at the moment, how do you
find the situation quite interesting?
Speaker 7 (19:55):
I think everyone is still a little bit shell shocked
from last year's spring where it sense to be, you know,
your recall sort of rain pretty much for most of
September and October, so certainly a big improvement on last year,
but there's still perhaps grass is a little bit slow.
I think there's a lot of there has still been
quite a bit of rain in October, a lot of
surface water around, and soil temperatures probably still not really
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where farmers would like them to be. So most farmers,
both dairy and sheep farmers I've been talking to, are okay,
but they're sort of just getting a little bit tight
perhaps on grass, so they would hoping for some warmer
temperatures and a bit more grass growth.
Speaker 3 (20:35):
Metro checking is in full swing at the moment, Sam.
Speaker 7 (20:38):
Yes, we've been doing a lot of metro checking on
the dairy farms. Often we'll do sort of an initial
first round of metrochecking back in September, and now we're
certainly doing sort of second round pre mating, so a
lot of dairy farmers are gearing up to start mating
sort of the last week of October or the first
week in November. Initial results have been pretty promising. Last spring,
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again compared to last year, there was a lot of
probably poor conditioned cows, a very difficult, challenging spring, and
so we had a lot of dirty cows at metro
checking time, and we're curing a lot of animals this year.
We always have a certain percentage on every farm that
requires antibodic treatment, but the numbers have been better, so
hopefully leading into mating this year on dairy farm systems,
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the cows are looking in pretty good condition with lower
percentages requiring treatment at metrochecking.
Speaker 3 (21:33):
Yeah, I was going to.
Speaker 1 (21:33):
Say as far as body school condition wise, animals looking
pretty good or things considered pretty good.
Speaker 7 (21:38):
I think people have a tendency to you know, we
naturally always compare to the previous season. So I would
definitely say on average body condition score is better than
where we.
Speaker 8 (21:47):
Were this time last year.
Speaker 7 (21:49):
With the knowledge that last year was a challenging season
and then there's still variation in between farms, but most
farmers I've been speaking to and observing myself are looking
like they're in a fairly good position leading into mating.
Speaker 6 (22:05):
Yep.
Speaker 7 (22:05):
So I think cows have sort of got through the
winter relatively well, and they've still had enough sort of
in front of them now just to keep that condition
on them, and so hopefully that sort of leads to
a good stuff to mating in the coming weeks.
Speaker 3 (22:19):
In as far as carving is pretty much just late
carver is.
Speaker 6 (22:21):
Now late carvers.
Speaker 7 (22:23):
Again, every farm I've talked too, they still sort of
have that annoying mob of maybe, you know, fifteen to
thirty cows that haven't yet carved, and we often get
called out as vets to go and pregnancy test those
last few, because I think some farmers almost hope that
they're empty. They think, oh, maybe this mob is empty,
and then I can shift them off. But inevitably most
of them are still pregnant and they sort of just
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have to wait a little and be patient and get
those last few carves. So I guess it's that mind
shift where people are now sort of transitioning thinking, right,
I want to be focusing on mating, and you almost
don't then really want to be dealing with carv and
cows still. So there's just sort of that last little
mob who's still need to carve, But give it another
couple of weeks and I think pretty much most calves,
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most cows would have carved and will be right into making.
Speaker 3 (23:08):
Something to think about from a dairying viewpoint.
Speaker 1 (23:11):
But also beef farmers as well as blot notorious for
pecking itself up from the remnants, and no we're and
poking its head through the ground at the moment, are
we seeing much of.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
That we indeed are actually in Bloat can be really
challenging to predict when our risk period is and try
and put in some mitigating factors to minimize it. So
just earlier this week, I'll speaking to a farmer who
was battling with bloat and he'd lost a few beef
animals and that particular scenario. He said, I haven't dealt
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with bloat, you know, in the previous four or five years,
And so you start to try and think, oh, what
factors are different now on that farm that haven't been
there in the past. And sometimes it can be really
challenging to really predict when bloat's going to be an issue,
So the same old sort of factors apply that often
young spring growth, especially if it's got a high amount
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of clover in it, can be sort of higher risk
pasture full bloat. That being said, sometimes you know farmers
will be grazing that year on air and never have issues,
and then other years you sort of run into a problem,
so quite stressful. So sort of now right through to
Christmas time is definitely a risk period.
Speaker 6 (24:20):
Four bloat.
Speaker 7 (24:22):
Different prevention strategies are For dairy farms, is often set
of products you can put in the water system so
animals are accessing it and getting that through the drinking
water a little bit more difficult. In beef systems, there
are you know, bloat preventative capsules you can give orally
to cattle. That too can be a bit problematic because
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it means obviously a lot of sort of work running
them through and head bailing them and giving them those products.
There's also products you can put in troughs, but sometimes
it's just come down to pasture management as well, sort
of identifying, you know, identifying a float as a risk
or if you're seeing some animals with early signs of
bloat and maybe just and getting them off that particular
pasture or adding in some more sort of hay or
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ruffige into the diet. So it's just sort of decreasing
that risk of bloat.
Speaker 1 (25:08):
Is that time of year on the sheep farm as well,
Sam seeing Prattley's going through Gore daylight this morning, tailing's
in full swing.
Speaker 7 (25:16):
It sure is, so early reports from sheep farmers that
lambing has been pretty good. We've had a few little
bad spells of weather, but touch Wood haven't had an
absolute snow blast come through, So I think lambing has
on all accounts gone reasonably well and just doesn't get
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some sort of lambing percentages come back from farmers now
as they do the tailing and they get a bit
of an idea of how things have gone. So still
early days, I definitely think lambing. I think tailing is
just kicking off now, and yes that initially initial people
have spoken to have said yep, I think they're sort
of lambing percentages based off tailing tellies have looked pretty good,
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so hopefully positive there and looking at it, decent crop
of sort of winged lambs coming through by Christmas, hopefully.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Sam, what's the best way to get in touch with
the team and in.
Speaker 7 (26:06):
His fits any Yes, just sort of you can stop
into our clinic. We've got obviously the clinics at Riversdale
Lums and Moss Bin and Tiyar. Now call us on
two O two five six three six to have a
talk to us here at Riversdale, and or hopefully you
just see us out and about amongst the farms and
communities and so yeah, always happy to just have a
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catch up and hear how you go in and provide
some advice if required.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Hopefully you can't miss so sustinctive vehicles on the road. Sam,
always appreciate the time.
Speaker 7 (26:36):
Excellent, Thank you, Andy, and yep, all the best for
the rest of the month.
Speaker 3 (26:42):
Sam Lee, of an his fits based in Riversdale.
Speaker 1 (26:46):
Michelle, what we catch up next in the Country Crossover
And before the end of the yell of Paul Miller
talking MPC, it is time for the Country Crossover once again.
(27:17):
Michelle Watt, executive producer of the Country out of Dunedin.
Good afternoon, Michelle case in the Sunshine Band. That's song
there called keep It Cavin Love. I just had to
play that intro it's just a great tune for a Friday.
Speaker 9 (27:29):
Oh you can't not be happy a when you hear
Casey and the Sunshine Band.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Stop.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
Absolutely, it's one of the Friday banger bands in my opinion.
But nonetheless, look, it's been an interesting week Nestle. This
is big news and this could have ramifications down the
line as well. The Dairy Methane Action Alliance launched back
in twenty twenty three of members including denn Craft, Haines,
and Starbucks, all committing to publicly measure and disclose methane
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emissions from the dairy supply chains and published plans to
reduce those emissions. Well, Nesley decided, Nah, we're pulling out.
Speaker 9 (28:06):
Yes, interesting time, isn't it. I think this would have
hit the global climate world by storm a little bit,
this story, because it's kind of in a way given
Act and his Jellin first, who have been saying let's
get out of Paris, some vindication in what they're saying.
Speaker 1 (28:23):
Right, especially with somebody like Nestle, like you see them
at the Field Days, the National Field Days, and there's
nothing to do with dairying on their standards all about
climate change, and you look at it and I'm just
I'm just intrigued as to the way the change of stance.
Speaker 9 (28:39):
Yes, interesting, isn't it That hasn't actually come out. I
don't think has it about why they've quit that global
alliance now?
Speaker 1 (28:45):
It doesn't actually say anything. I couldn't find anything either
on that.
Speaker 9 (28:48):
No, so it'll be interesting to see if any more
comes out. I guess there will be more that comes
out about that, but you know, to see what happens
further on from this decision. Is it going to be
like a Domino effect?
Speaker 1 (28:58):
Of course, like you say, act have they been pretty
vocal when New Zealand first regarding the Paris accord. But
the more this goes on, likes in NESLEI this is
a Domino's effect. Then who knows?
Speaker 3 (29:07):
This could be a game changer.
Speaker 9 (29:09):
It could be a game changer. And I think it's
going to be interesting moving forward to see if any
of those other companies, because they're big companies. Meslay is
a massive company and of course supplied by rather large
dairy companies all over the place, so it could have big,
big ratifications of decision that Theslay have made. And I think,
you know, one of the big things that they've said
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is for not pulling out is the fact that if
you're supplying a certain company or something like that, they're
already signed up to the Paris Accord through their supply route.
And that's why, you know, if we pulled out, that
actually farmers who are already signed up to supply will
not be able to really pull out because they're already
signed up in another way through supply agreements. So this
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could be really interesting times.
Speaker 1 (29:53):
New Zealand Posts as well. This is another big issue
for rural New Zealand, doesn't it cutting back services?
Speaker 9 (29:59):
Yes, so it's interesting. It was announced this week the
New Zealand Posts are going to be cutting some of
its services for postage around rural places. In Rural Women
are leading the charge on this. What they're going to do,
I'm not sure, but I'm sure that they'll set up
some sort of lobby. We have a great interview with
Nicola Eckleton, who is the Interim CEO for Rural Women
(30:22):
New Zealand, during the week about all this, and a
lot of people will say things like, well, now it
doesn't really matter, you know, I mean people aren't buying
from local businesses anyway. You know, this is what rural
post is all about people getting postage is all about
now people are getting stuff online and all that sort
of thing. But actually in rural areas, the postage means.
Speaker 8 (30:41):
More than that.
Speaker 9 (30:42):
You know, they're getting their milk. Some people are getting medications,
all sorts of things, and if they reduce that is
just creating further isolation from larger communities and a way
to communicate with others. And it's sad really, And you know,
I think especially those really out of the way, middle
of nowhere places. I'm thinking, you know, way down in
the west and the Catlan's Andy, you know, where there's
(31:04):
basically no one or anything, and you're about probably an
hour or more away from dar closer at South or
South Otago. Some people post it. It's quite an exciting
thing to get. And people still send letters. I think,
do you send a letter?
Speaker 1 (31:16):
No, I haven't seen a letter for a very long time,
but I remembering when I used to go to boarding
school up in Avaru, we had to write a letter
at seven o'clock to somebody on a Sunday eating before
we get before we could go down to the gym.
And yeah, that was your lyrinch a letter writing skills.
You've got given a number of stamps at the start
of the term for writing letters and it was a
(31:38):
real novelty in fact, to get a letter, it was
a real hoot. Although you fast forwarded these days, eventually
getting into the age of emails in the late nineties
and slowly but surely snail mail came to a pause.
But suppose from New Zealand Posts perspective as well, Michelle,
they've got to stay relevant as far as money to
it and make a decent amount to stay in the games.
Speaker 3 (31:57):
So they just got to change your services somehow, do
they not?
Speaker 9 (32:00):
Yeah, one hundred percent. I mean it as a balancing
act in that respect, But I think should rural communities
lose out again, you know, connectivity is such an assue
and rural area cutting something like this, it's another lifeline gone.
And I see in the survey that rural women New
Zealand did with their membership in twenty twenty four, ninety
six percent identified maintaining news On's post current service stand
(32:22):
is as important. So that's a lot of people who
still feel that their rural mail delivery service is an
important saying. And I know a lot of actual rural
posts around the place. My parents are friends with some
up in North Otago Way and everyone knows their rural
posting as well, which is kind of a fun thing.
And we're talking about letter writing in the old days, Andy.
(32:42):
Because I grew up in the country, I pen pals
all over the world. It is to take like months
for leaders to arrive from England and things like that.
It was very exciting times.
Speaker 3 (32:51):
Do you still keep in touch with those pen pals?
Speaker 9 (32:54):
No, actually don't know where any of them have gone.
I'll be honest with you. One of them, though, I
feel like I did have one that might potentially be
related to Jane Smith. I think I might have to
ask her about that.
Speaker 1 (33:07):
Hey, look, it's been a big week as well, mental
Health Awareness Week. We had Katherine right on the program.
She speaks a lot of scenes doing some really great
stuff in the rural scene regarding it as well, and
just speaking of correspondence what they do to break the
grind at this time of year too.
Speaker 3 (33:21):
It's been pretty cool.
Speaker 9 (33:23):
It's been amazing, hasn't it. And we've had some really
incredible stories and really heartfelt moments. You know, We've talked,
We've talked about grief, we've talked about dealing with you know,
how to talk to people that are going through a
tough time. We've had some really incredible stories this week
from around the rural sector, from all parts of it.
(33:43):
I think the major thing to pick up from that
is it's not just one week. Make sure that you
look after yourself and others and think about these things
throughout the whole year. One week is it's great to
have that acknowledgment for a week, but remember mental health
is a year round thing and people don't just say
for one part of this year or you know, going forward.
It needs to be all year round. Take care of
(34:05):
your staff, take care of yourself. Look out for those signs.
Best way to find some more information. Actually, we're all support.
Trust are fantastic. They provide incredible support. You can hunt
see them out. They also farmstrong. Of course, you can
hit to their website and lock up all their tools tracks.
They've got lots of knowledge there to find out how
you can help your own mental health and help others
(34:26):
that you feel like a struggling and especially this time
you're coming off a busy time with laming and carving.
Some people are still in the sick of it. It's time,
you know, good time to take that time off farm,
chill out, have some time to yourself and just take
care of that top ad.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
It a good time to go and watch some footy
at the Glasshouse tonight. Is the Tago going to beat Wakatto?
Speaker 9 (34:45):
Of course they are?
Speaker 4 (34:46):
No, no, no, no.
Speaker 1 (34:47):
When we're not thinking head over heart here, be honest.
Is a Tiger going to beat Wakatto?
Speaker 9 (34:52):
Yeah, they're going to beat Wakatto.
Speaker 1 (34:54):
I like your confidence. I tend to agree with you
on that as well, because the Tago's playing outstanding rugby.
Going to Michelle work this week is always enjoy the weekend, Okay, Michelle?
Speaker 3 (35:03):
What and the country crossover? Up next? Paul Miller.
Speaker 1 (35:07):
We'll talk a bit of MPC of course, former stag
played for a Targo as well.
Speaker 3 (35:11):
Now a commentator on gold Sport.
Speaker 1 (35:19):
And before we wrap up for the week here on
the Muster. Paul Miller, former Southland Otago and All Back
player for that matter as well.
Speaker 3 (35:26):
Joins us this afternoon. He's been doing commentaries on.
Speaker 1 (35:29):
Gold Sport throughout Super Rugby season two into the MPC OGA.
Speaker 3 (35:33):
Good afternoon.
Speaker 1 (35:35):
Look, we look at the MPC from a fans perspective,
and especially for your lot up there in Otago. You've
kind of risen up from the phoenix as far as
going up to the top of the table a shootout
between you and Kennery. At the moment, you must be
pretty chuffed up there in the land of Blue and Gold.
Speaker 8 (35:51):
Hi, Andy, I just still remember where I'm from, though,
I'm always going back to my roots. So still bed
all love the Stags, hey, but yeah, you're right, just
sort of come unawares, you know, they've just sort of
stuck underneath the umbrella I reckon for the first couple
of games, and that was relevant to the crowd, you know,
(36:13):
when I touched on that just for a second. It's
the crowds were abysmal, I'll be honest, they were terrible
at the start. However, I think we touched on it
before since the Shields started moving around, I think that
sparked a lot of interest, and it's sort of showed
when obviously Stags won it and then obviously Tago managed
to just snapp it off Canterbury and the crowds have
(36:34):
just gone from you know, your five hundred and now
they're up to about six thousand, so and it's just
across the nation as well.
Speaker 1 (36:41):
It's been fantastic for the game Robin and Tager viewpoint,
though likes of Dylan Pledge. You're hearing rumors about him
going over on the New Zealand a tour to Europe
later on in the season or next month. Actually he's
gone pretty good. But guys like Lucas Casey have stood
up Cam Miller at first five. I think it's been
exceptional too. All of these guys who have been in
(37:01):
there for a week while now is starting to gel.
Speaker 8 (37:04):
Yeah, that's that's that settlement. And one thing I want
to touch on. I'm not trying to compare you know,
South into Otago, but the quality probably more so with
Club Rugby. These guys are actually playing week and week out,
playing more competitive games, more teams in the competition here
and than Eden as well, and you know, to be honest,
there's a few Stags players playing in this competition as well.
(37:27):
So and I think the development process here in Osaga
that they've probably got that right. At the moment. Phil
and Pledge has been you know, aarmarks since it was
at King's High School as a young fellow. Like they
can probably spot that talent and now, and they're trying
to stop these other provinces i e. You know, Canterbury
and the likes trying to take these players away. So
Tager have done pretty well and being proactive to hold
(37:50):
on to players like the Dylan Pledger and the thing
that a Targer I've got. They've got more of a settle.
These players have been together now probably three to four seasons.
Cam Miller's had you know, good super Rugby experience as well,
so you add that to the mix. I'm not surprised
that they are where they are on the table.
Speaker 1 (38:08):
Given the nature of the premier competition here in South
On Club Rugby are do you think they need to
look at amalgamating with Tonedan Dare I say it?
Speaker 8 (38:16):
That would cause a whole lot of other issues in
terms of cost travel, you know, logistics, you know, it
were definitely up the level I think, you know, you
look at it from the top. Yes, it would create
more of a competitive aspect, more interest, I would say too.
(38:36):
But you know, logistically you can imagine, you know, I
guess all the community Trust would be bombarded with funding
applications just to try and help with travel and stuff.
So that would probably cause more issues than what it's worth.
So but look, I have heard previously so that it
has been mooted, it has been put on the table,
so perhaps they need to sort of look at that closely,
(38:58):
or maybe look at something near the end of the season.
Have sort of a crossover between the target south and border.
Speaker 1 (39:04):
Well, just like what a tippy was going to use
ethel as a base and Bowclusa comes into the equation.
I suppose that that was to be the case. This
is all hypothetical, of course, but it's always.
Speaker 3 (39:13):
Fun to think it is.
Speaker 8 (39:15):
Yes, you know, and at the end of the day,
it is trying to keep players in a competitive club
rugby aspect as well. So if they're not getting that,
they're not developing, so and you can't be reliant on
trying to target these players. And you know, it's great
this se NBC because players can play themselves into a
provincial team by playing club footy. I mean, yes, you
(39:36):
might argue some of them have already been their marked
and have contracts. However, you know it's good for the
likes of the country. Areas still can play their way
in there. And you know that was always what it
was like back in the day, but no, I think
something needs to be looked at quite intentionally in that area.
Speaker 1 (39:51):
Well, okay, just this MPC on a hole though. It
has really captured the imagination this year. Aga, It's been
a really good watch just a whole way through. There
hasn't been really too many dug games.
Speaker 8 (40:03):
No, there has been too many blowouts. I mean the
poor old Stagger's here. Yes, probably still been a bit
hungover from the Shield the Shield game. But look, apart
from that, it's been creative. It's been intuitive play from
all these teams, and that's reflective on I guess good wholeheartedness.
(40:23):
You know, local community players and the other aspectors are
still trying to play their way into Super rugby, make
professional teams, and there's more options out there now apart
from Super Rugby. You've got obviously America happening, and obviously
there's always going to be over in the UK, but
you know, it's still a stepping stone into that professional environment.
And I think what we've seen as well as good
(40:44):
quality coaches that have come through the ranks too, so
you know you have that added into the mix. It's
always going to be a spectacle for you know, the
community and also the spectators.
Speaker 1 (40:56):
Are you surprised at the way that last year's champions
Wellington all them by the wayside and also Auckland too,
only just marginally going above the Stags on the table.
That wasn't expected, was it?
Speaker 6 (41:08):
No? No, definitely lot.
Speaker 8 (41:10):
I look at what's coming through. You know, Auckland have
always been pretty competitive within the secondary schools and age
group However, there's something doesn't seem to click when they
come up to the to the provincial area, and Wellington's
probably the same. I don't think they had anyone from
the Wellington schools making the age group teams there, so
you know, obviously something's hapening because I know that Saint
(41:33):
Kennigan's there and Wellington and the few other schools one
in college always sort of have a good, you know
baseline for this for secondary schools and the in the development.
But yeah, I'm very surprised Wellington haven't really kicked on
as what they did last year. And Auckland look, I
mean new coach Stephen Bates. I mean, hopefully they give
(41:53):
him another crack next season. But that's it's that's not
Auckland like at all, when obviously they got Thrash the
other weekend by Tay, which was you.
Speaker 1 (42:00):
Know, astounding, Yeah, interesting times. I just finally at Targo
you reckon they can win the MPC.
Speaker 8 (42:08):
I think they can just not just being so Saidled.
I think they have been able to adapt to what's
been in front of them, and I think, you know,
we talk about the structure and being over coach, I
don't think these guys have had too much sequence structure
within their game. And I think one key player, like
we haven't really said too much about him, is Cam Miller.
(42:29):
He's a pivotal position at first five. He's actually been
able to run with the boy. He's had a lot
more time in space. He's able to run to the
line where he wasn't doing that before. You can just
see the confidence. His kicking game's got a lot better.
And what better than Dylan Pleedger. He's a we start
at the moment, so you know that combination is certainly
helping them, along with Christian Leo Willy as well. So
(42:49):
I think they can do it. I think they'll put
Wake out to the sword tonight and then who knows
the next two weeks after.
Speaker 1 (42:57):
Widkack Out and South and Sporting legend Paul Miller. He
just happens to live into need in these days. Or
put that on there. Always appreciate your time on the Muster,
made appreciate your thoughts.
Speaker 8 (43:05):
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Speaker 1 (43:10):
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