October 28, 2025 • 7 mins
Matt McRae urges rural communities to look out for each other after the recent weather events.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
The Muster Events Diary brought to you by Beef and
Lamb New Zealand Click Beef lamb endz dot com.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Matt McCrae joins us this afternoon. He is the chair
of the Beef and Lamb's Southern Farming Council. Matt, Good afternoon,
how things.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Afternoon, Andy, yad another bomy down mockerators can't.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Campaign today to find Bami haven't stopped.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Raining for a while yet. But I've got a rope
over my head at the moment so I can hear
you on the phone getting a bit loud outside. I'm
sending him the sheet a minute ago. So yeah, hopefully
one day closer to some sunshine.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Jeep as we don't want their concrete to get dry,
do we.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah? Yeah, it would be amazing what we'll get done
when it does finally happen. But yeah, it's been good.
We've head it away bit to rain and being your
mud about now it's probably limiting progress away. First, it's
nice to see some pair trucks going up the road
this morning.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Yeah, what's the situation of macer readA power wise for.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Probably half all stages it's going to come up the
billions stages over the weekend, and we've got a few
trees over at Boundary and neighboring Gary Farms. It's sort
of have pair on you. So yeah, I really appreciate
the pair and it goes working hard to get around pair.
And yeah, thinking of all the all the others throughout
the region and that don't have pair or excess as well.
(01:29):
So yeah, the kids thought it was a novelty for
the first couple of days, but I think it's even
wearing thin lace them at the moment.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, a massive shout out to power and that we
cannot underestimate the job that the teams are doing around
here in the South. There's hundreds of them on the
ground and it's it's a job that's just ongoing. But
as far as rainfall down there at Macaritas, though, you're
not immune to the odd drop or two. But where
are you in, say this time last year.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
What's the comparison, Matt, I don't actually, it's been a
bit scared to work it out. In comparison to last year,
I'd say we're pretty similar. To be fair. I think
we've had to save a tow hundred mills around for
this month and a bit over two hundred for the
month before and one hundred at the end of August,
eatting well up there for us even by extend. It's
(02:15):
but like there's been parts of the region that have
had much more than us too, So it's possibly the
lack of drawing that's effecting us at the moment. But yeah,
we don't know. If we your whole time mate, for
conditions to come right based off last year, everything will
get done. So it's just yeah, taking a breath and
(02:35):
getting some sitting down and doing some planning so when
that sunshine comes out, you can get through what you
need to do, but probably not rushing things like tailing
or clean up if it risks safety, your long term
implications around animal house and things like that. Yeah, one
lesson we learned from last year is it's amazing what
(02:55):
you can get achieved when the sun comes out.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I think the already being this time last week, I
said to you, when it comes to the rain gauge,
just go and drill a whole lot of the ten mills,
and you sorted right.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Yeah, No, I did joke about that. I think I
wore my last one out. So actually putting new rain
gage up yesterday.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
And oh really, Oh well, just regard.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
And put a hole about five meals up in my
old one. Yeah, you know it's bad when you wear
out of rain gauge.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
But what's the messaging from beef and Lamb at the
moment regarding welfare. I mean, we talk about the situation.
Lambing's well through for a lot of people, hogot, Lambing
coming to its conclusion, a lot of people behind on tailing,
and the likes arguably drenching of Lambs comes into the
equation sooner than later. But what's what's the messaging you
think people need to remember, Matt?
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yeah, key things I guess, like look after yourselves, your
family and your farm team and neighbors first. And then yeah,
it certainly the stot that stock welfare around water and tailing.
Obviously there is still a bit of lemon happening. But yeah,
just if you worried, talk to your vets. There's a
lot of vaccines been sitting in fridges that possibly needs
(04:05):
throwing out. There's squat insurance as course. Yeah, talk talk
to your vets. Don't risk it. I'll see. They've put
up a post on Facebook the Big from the Facebook
page today with northern south and vets around some of
the risks around tailing in the in the rain. So
the good thing is the forecast is looking better next week.
(04:26):
So a few days in the big scheme of things
isn't going to hurt. But the main thing, look after
yourself and your stock and in your communities.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Suppose it's it down if you do darned if you
don't situation with tailing, if the contractors are working the
time frames there and what I know, what do you
do there? Just a matter of having dialogue seeing if
you can swap days.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Perhaps, Yeah, I guess it's fairly widespread and everyone's in
up together. But things things will happen. There's there will
there will be periods where the sun comes out and
we can get a lot of tubes. Yeah, just think
about the or my messages, thing about the long term
imtifications of it. If you are pushing the boundaries and
(05:07):
how that might slow things down. I realize feeds tight
and underground conditions are wet, but yeah, just make sure
you those decisions are well thought through when you pull
the trigger on them. And yeah, and the other things
around that. The clearing or clean up has started pretty quickly.
(05:28):
In a lot of cases, the big one is safety first,
particularly with the trees, and yeah, a lot of them
can be very dangerous and a lot of big thumbers
in the region work alone, so make sure you're communicating
and working in with neighbors and go and help each
other out would be the thing, because we don't want
(05:49):
anyone undred doing things that they shouldn't be doing.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
That's a major one there, especially regarding fatigue and chainsaws.
We can't reiterate that enough now. As far as events
that are had, I been self Little Support Trusts. They're
on the ground up and running and as well. A
lot of areas just having community events over the next
week or so. By the looks of it.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
It's good to see a few of them popping up.
With him been online a lot with communication issues, but
they it's good to see Row Support have got a
lot beefrom them. I've got a couple of events up
in Roxburgh and at Nastal later in the week and
then yeah, I've seen a few. We're having one after
them opened here on Friday, barbecue and a few beers too,
(06:31):
So it's just a good chance to look up those events,
get off them and no doubt to be something happening
close to you. So problem she'd's a problem halved and people,
we have some pretty good innovative ways of dealing with
some issues that we've got at the moment. So you
get off and were value right, we were at and
(06:52):
we'll taflip when the sun comes out.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Great messaging has always met McCrae. Always appreciate your time.
Hopefully that power comes on sooner than later. At Mocker
read yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I appreciate it. Chos any.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Laugh out loud with a proud because life on the
land can be a laughing matter. Brought to us by
sheer well data working to help the livestock farmer. Nothing
like a dad joke today. Heaven knows we need it.
I was diagnosed with the chronic fear of giants. It's
called fifiphobia. That's another one. TechEd offal list now I'm
(07:29):
away until Tuesday. Chris Chucker Wilson will be hosting the
Muster over the next few days. So hopefully the power
comes on. And keep connected with each other, your mates.
Listen to the radio, listen to hockey. Now we get
those updates so you can find out what's happening in
the community. My name's Andy Muller. Given listening to the
muster on hockey. Now he thinks to Peter's genetics. See
you Tuesday,
The Muster Events Diary brought to you by Beef and
Lamb New Zealand Click Beef lamb endz dot com.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Matt McCrae joins us this afternoon. He is the chair
of the Beef and Lamb's Southern Farming Council. Matt, Good afternoon,
how things.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
Afternoon, Andy, yad another bomy down mockerators can't.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Campaign today to find Bami haven't stopped.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Raining for a while yet. But I've got a rope
over my head at the moment so I can hear
you on the phone getting a bit loud outside. I'm
sending him the sheet a minute ago. So yeah, hopefully
one day closer to some sunshine.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Jeep as we don't want their concrete to get dry,
do we.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yeah? Yeah, it would be amazing what we'll get done
when it does finally happen. But yeah, it's been good.
We've head it away bit to rain and being your
mud about now it's probably limiting progress away. First, it's
nice to see some pair trucks going up the road
this morning.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Yeah, what's the situation of macer readA power wise for.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Probably half all stages it's going to come up the
billions stages over the weekend, and we've got a few
trees over at Boundary and neighboring Gary Farms. It's sort
of have pair on you. So yeah, I really appreciate
the pair and it goes working hard to get around pair.
And yeah, thinking of all the all the others throughout
the region and that don't have pair or excess as well.
(01:29):
So yeah, the kids thought it was a novelty for
the first couple of days, but I think it's even
wearing thin lace them at the moment.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
Yeah, a massive shout out to power and that we
cannot underestimate the job that the teams are doing around
here in the South. There's hundreds of them on the
ground and it's it's a job that's just ongoing. But
as far as rainfall down there at Macaritas, though, you're
not immune to the odd drop or two. But where
are you in, say this time last year.
Speaker 3 (01:54):
What's the comparison, Matt, I don't actually, it's been a
bit scared to work it out. In comparison to last year,
I'd say we're pretty similar. To be fair. I think
we've had to save a tow hundred mills around for
this month and a bit over two hundred for the
month before and one hundred at the end of August,
eatting well up there for us even by extend. It's
(02:15):
but like there's been parts of the region that have
had much more than us too, So it's possibly the
lack of drawing that's effecting us at the moment. But yeah,
we don't know. If we your whole time mate, for
conditions to come right based off last year, everything will
get done. So it's just yeah, taking a breath and
(02:35):
getting some sitting down and doing some planning so when
that sunshine comes out, you can get through what you
need to do, but probably not rushing things like tailing
or clean up if it risks safety, your long term
implications around animal house and things like that. Yeah, one
lesson we learned from last year is it's amazing what
(02:55):
you can get achieved when the sun comes out.
Speaker 2 (02:58):
I think the already being this time last week, I
said to you, when it comes to the rain gauge,
just go and drill a whole lot of the ten mills,
and you sorted right.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Yeah, No, I did joke about that. I think I
wore my last one out. So actually putting new rain
gage up yesterday.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
And oh really, Oh well, just regard.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
And put a hole about five meals up in my
old one. Yeah, you know it's bad when you wear
out of rain gauge.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
But what's the messaging from beef and Lamb at the
moment regarding welfare. I mean, we talk about the situation.
Lambing's well through for a lot of people, hogot, Lambing
coming to its conclusion, a lot of people behind on tailing,
and the likes arguably drenching of Lambs comes into the
equation sooner than later. But what's what's the messaging you
think people need to remember, Matt?
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Yeah, key things I guess, like look after yourselves, your
family and your farm team and neighbors first. And then yeah,
it certainly the stot that stock welfare around water and tailing.
Obviously there is still a bit of lemon happening. But yeah,
just if you worried, talk to your vets. There's a
lot of vaccines been sitting in fridges that possibly needs
(04:05):
throwing out. There's squat insurance as course. Yeah, talk talk
to your vets. Don't risk it. I'll see. They've put
up a post on Facebook the Big from the Facebook
page today with northern south and vets around some of
the risks around tailing in the in the rain. So
the good thing is the forecast is looking better next week.
(04:26):
So a few days in the big scheme of things
isn't going to hurt. But the main thing, look after
yourself and your stock and in your communities.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Suppose it's it down if you do darned if you
don't situation with tailing, if the contractors are working the
time frames there and what I know, what do you
do there? Just a matter of having dialogue seeing if
you can swap days.
Speaker 3 (04:46):
Perhaps, Yeah, I guess it's fairly widespread and everyone's in
up together. But things things will happen. There's there will
there will be periods where the sun comes out and
we can get a lot of tubes. Yeah, just think
about the or my messages, thing about the long term
imtifications of it. If you are pushing the boundaries and
(05:07):
how that might slow things down. I realize feeds tight
and underground conditions are wet, but yeah, just make sure
you those decisions are well thought through when you pull
the trigger on them. And yeah, and the other things
around that. The clearing or clean up has started pretty quickly.
(05:28):
In a lot of cases, the big one is safety first,
particularly with the trees, and yeah, a lot of them
can be very dangerous and a lot of big thumbers
in the region work alone, so make sure you're communicating
and working in with neighbors and go and help each
other out would be the thing, because we don't want
(05:49):
anyone undred doing things that they shouldn't be doing.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
That's a major one there, especially regarding fatigue and chainsaws.
We can't reiterate that enough now. As far as events
that are had, I been self Little Support Trusts. They're
on the ground up and running and as well. A
lot of areas just having community events over the next
week or so. By the looks of it.
Speaker 3 (06:09):
It's good to see a few of them popping up.
With him been online a lot with communication issues, but
they it's good to see Row Support have got a
lot beefrom them. I've got a couple of events up
in Roxburgh and at Nastal later in the week and
then yeah, I've seen a few. We're having one after
them opened here on Friday, barbecue and a few beers too,
(06:31):
So it's just a good chance to look up those events,
get off them and no doubt to be something happening
close to you. So problem she'd's a problem halved and people,
we have some pretty good innovative ways of dealing with
some issues that we've got at the moment. So you
get off and were value right, we were at and
(06:52):
we'll taflip when the sun comes out.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
Great messaging has always met McCrae. Always appreciate your time.
Hopefully that power comes on sooner than later. At Mocker
read yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
I appreciate it. Chos any.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
Laugh out loud with a proud because life on the
land can be a laughing matter. Brought to us by
sheer well data working to help the livestock farmer. Nothing
like a dad joke today. Heaven knows we need it.
I was diagnosed with the chronic fear of giants. It's
called fifiphobia. That's another one. TechEd offal list now I'm
(07:29):
away until Tuesday. Chris Chucker Wilson will be hosting the
Muster over the next few days. So hopefully the power
comes on. And keep connected with each other, your mates.
Listen to the radio, listen to hockey. Now we get
those updates so you can find out what's happening in
the community. My name's Andy Muller. Given listening to the
muster on hockey. Now he thinks to Peter's genetics. See
you Tuesday,
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