October 9, 2025 • 7 mins
Our Awarua correspondent looks at the season with optimism after seeing the end of calving getting closer.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Steve Henderson fans at a between Bluffing and Voicago, we
catch up once again, Steve, A good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Ground conditions at a happening Indy. Ground conditions are better
than last year, but only just be the answer to that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So pretty wet, but not as wet as last year.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah, yeah, we we're certainly well, like we had more
range September than last year. The act save year is
that we didn't go into spring week just like everybody,
so that we're we're not making a lot of damage
with cares, but you know, putting a bit of ferret
on so too is over teen degrees and we're making
a fifty marks putting third on. But yeah, sort of
(00:48):
a necessarily 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 make a max, which the old marra
can always level it. I suppose.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Well, it's see. I mean, ultimately it's nice for everything
to look good, but at the end of the day,
it's about performance.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
YEAHU of a sent Yeah, yeah, yep, you got to
keep that in your beaky mindset.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Now if we can keep chaos feed what's the cheapest
feed possible, which is the homegrown grass. We'll continue to
do that so as long as we're still getting the response,
which we are, you know, still too much. Is like
I said, ten degrees plus these days right now are
good drying days. But yeah, like last night, we've got
ten meals off the back of a really nice northwaster
so and it wasn't really in the forecast all later on,
(01:31):
which yeah, Ketchers is outside trying a bit of spraying
and stuff done, but it's going to work with what
you've got.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
What would you say you feed levels alike, given that
it's been pretty windy and wet.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
We're holding our owners the answers to that. So yeah,
at the moment, we need to grab out forty five
a day, and last week we grew up at forty
I think it's forty two or something. So we are
poking a little bit of pik into both birds, and
that's mainly just to make up for the londation, you know,
the key of it. They could be trampling in three
or four kilos and not utilizing it. So that's that's
(02:04):
purely what that pika is doing. I mean, 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 chaos an
important pot they don't need, but also mindful that they
need to be fully seed going into mating. So yeah, yeah,
Oltobe can be a funny our month.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
How many cows lift the calve?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Thirty eight I think it was last count, So yeah,
they're still a handful. We left the ball and for
another five or six days longer, just with the spring
we had last year. And yeah, albeit their later cavers,
they've still got to put milk in the bed, so
I think it was a good option. Otherwise they would
have been new boot. So yeah, they do to finishing
the next week, so few of the bulls were certainly
(02:48):
working that last week May last year.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Steve Oward's under eating this leg came out yaster today,
of course, a mess of 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. This is a real u turn and nobody
is really sure why.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It is you know, I just brushed on the headline. NA,
it'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 product 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
(03:32):
they do it, I suppose they're going to set the
president for a lot of other ones. And you watched
the space in the next six months twelve months, and
then even government and irregulation may may follow from this.
So yeah, it'sertainly a big player doing a pretty big.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Thing because whenever you've 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 all that particular jargon. So that,
like you say, this could be a game changer as
far as how other industries react.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
You did, right, Yep, yep. 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 (04:13):
It would be pretty pleased. Is that they're considering all
this stuff that's been heaped on farmers over the last
ten years.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
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 out, and there's probably and it could
be what twenty thirty percent been implemented yes night and reporting,
and that's the one that just springs to mind, like
(04:40):
that's implemented and we're having to do that. 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 fruition. So yeah, a lot of things you don't
need to worry about n to what actually happens, but
just be mindful there's a lot of stuff still can happen.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I suppose here you look at that and the other
thing as well, without sounding reckless of that statement before,
is that the farming there is definitely doing it's but
now around cleaning up, there's certainly a different time. We
can't ignore that either.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
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 two and uh you know
stocker and a peddic they probably shouldn't have been in.
Whereas it's been like motorbike comets teen years ago they
were a funny thing and now they're just normal. So yeah,
you certainly noticed that abnormal things now more than the
normal things. So yeah, yeah, I suppose they have a
(05:29):
view to it that it just comes COmON correctness, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Mental Health Awareness Week has been a big topic for
a lot of people just looking after the top three inches. Now,
what do you do at this time of year. You're
getting through the calving season, you're slowly looking towards mating
your crew there, your wife and Tracy got everything running ticketyboo?
What do you do at this time of year to
try and relax?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That's good question. Actually, what happened as kids in the
trace and the kids went to the North Island. I
stay at home so that when went from well there
you go when they win a chicken dinner, there's ten
days of elexing over score holidays. No, 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
(06:14):
mating maybem, 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 a crunch time,
this is why we're farming, and this is business. So
now we probably look forward to more, you know, December,
post Christmas once probably a lot like a lot of people.
Once crops on the ground and breeding and all that's done,
(06:35):
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 they're happy and you're getting what
they expect and everything's all tricky.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
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 2 (06:54):
Yeah, we do, yep, yep. There was a patch there
where we actually had a explin construating down for two weeks,
so we made sure that everybody had the opportunity to
take something to leave and get away for you know,
we had 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, the day
(07:15):
before they finish up for this three or four days off.
They aren't milking the afternoon. They're making them get away
a bit earlier. So it's just acknowledging those things. And
we don't actually change this roster over springs because they
find that they are more confused and going to sleep
as well if they're on a five and one or
a five and two roster. So yeah, there's always seen
(07:38):
going to making sure they are. You know when someone's
tailand and know when someone's not going right at home.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Good only Stave. Always appreciate your time. You enjoy 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
Steve Henderson fans at a between Bluffing and Voicago, we
catch up once again, Steve, A good afternoon.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Ground conditions at a happening Indy. Ground conditions are better
than last year, but only just be the answer to that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
So pretty wet, but not as wet as last year.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Yeah, yeah, we we're certainly well, like we had more
range September than last year. The act save year is
that we didn't go into spring week just like everybody,
so that we're we're not making a lot of damage
with cares, but you know, putting a bit of ferret
on so too is over teen degrees and we're making
a fifty marks putting third on. But yeah, sort of
(00:48):
a necessarily 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 make a max, which the old marra
can always level it. I suppose.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Well, it's see. I mean, ultimately it's nice for everything
to look good, but at the end of the day,
it's about performance.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
YEAHU of a sent Yeah, yeah, yep, you got to
keep that in your beaky mindset.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Absolutely.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Now if we can keep chaos feed what's the cheapest
feed possible, which is the homegrown grass. We'll continue to
do that so as long as we're still getting the response,
which we are, you know, still too much. Is like
I said, ten degrees plus these days right now are
good drying days. But yeah, like last night, we've got
ten meals off the back of a really nice northwaster
so and it wasn't really in the forecast all later on,
(01:31):
which yeah, Ketchers is outside trying a bit of spraying
and stuff done, but it's going to work with what
you've got.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
What would you say you feed levels alike, given that
it's been pretty windy and wet.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
We're holding our owners the answers to that. So yeah,
at the moment, we need to grab out forty five
a day, and last week we grew up at forty
I think it's forty two or something. So we are
poking a little bit of pik into both birds, and
that's mainly just to make up for the londation, you know,
the key of it. They could be trampling in three
or four kilos and not utilizing it. So that's that's
(02:04):
purely what that pika is doing. I mean, 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 chaos an
important pot they don't need, but also mindful that they
need to be fully seed going into mating. So yeah, yeah,
Oltobe can be a funny our month.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
How many cows lift the calve?
Speaker 2 (02:28):
Thirty eight I think it was last count, So yeah,
they're still a handful. We left the ball and for
another five or six days longer, just with the spring
we had last year. And yeah, albeit their later cavers,
they've still got to put milk in the bed, so
I think it was a good option. Otherwise they would
have been new boot. So yeah, they do to finishing
the next week, so few of the bulls were certainly
(02:48):
working that last week May last year.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Steve Oward's under eating this leg came out yaster today,
of course, a mess of 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. This is a real u turn and nobody
is really sure why.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
It is you know, I just brushed on the headline. NA,
it'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 product 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
(03:32):
they do it, I suppose they're going to set the
president for a lot of other ones. And you watched
the space in the next six months twelve months, and
then even government and irregulation may may follow from this.
So yeah, it'sertainly a big player doing a pretty big.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Thing because whenever you've 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 all that particular jargon. So that,
like you say, this could be a game changer as
far as how other industries react.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
You did, right, Yep, yep. 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 (04:13):
It would be pretty pleased. Is that they're considering all
this stuff that's been heaped on farmers over the last
ten years.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
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 out, and there's probably and it could
be what twenty thirty percent been implemented yes night and reporting,
and that's the one that just springs to mind, like
(04:40):
that's implemented and we're having to do that. 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 fruition. So yeah, a lot of things you don't
need to worry about n to what actually happens, but
just be mindful there's a lot of stuff still can happen.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I suppose here you look at that and the other
thing as well, without sounding reckless of that statement before,
is that the farming there is definitely doing it's but
now around cleaning up, there's certainly a different time. We
can't ignore that either.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
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 two and uh you know
stocker and a peddic they probably shouldn't have been in.
Whereas it's been like motorbike comets teen years ago they
were a funny thing and now they're just normal. So yeah,
you certainly noticed that abnormal things now more than the
normal things. So yeah, yeah, I suppose they have a
(05:29):
view to it that it just comes COmON correctness, isn't it.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Mental Health Awareness Week has been a big topic for
a lot of people just looking after the top three inches. Now,
what do you do at this time of year. You're
getting through the calving season, you're slowly looking towards mating
your crew there, your wife and Tracy got everything running ticketyboo?
What do you do at this time of year to
try and relax?
Speaker 2 (05:51):
That's good question. Actually, what happened as kids in the
trace and the kids went to the North Island. I
stay at home so that when went from well there
you go when they win a chicken dinner, there's ten
days of elexing over score holidays. No, 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
(06:14):
mating maybem, 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 a crunch time,
this is why we're farming, and this is business. So
now we probably look forward to more, you know, December,
post Christmas once probably a lot like a lot of people.
Once crops on the ground and breeding and all that's done,
(06:35):
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 they're happy and you're getting what
they expect and everything's all tricky.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
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 2 (06:54):
Yeah, we do, yep, yep. There was a patch there
where we actually had a explin construating down for two weeks,
so we made sure that everybody had the opportunity to
take something to leave and get away for you know,
we had 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, the day
(07:15):
before they finish up for this three or four days off.
They aren't milking the afternoon. They're making them get away
a bit earlier. So it's just acknowledging those things. And
we don't actually change this roster over springs because they
find that they are more confused and going to sleep
as well if they're on a five and one or
a five and two roster. So yeah, there's always seen
(07:38):
going to making sure they are. You know when someone's
tailand and know when someone's not going right at home.
Speaker 1 (07:42):
Good only Stave. Always appreciate your time. You enjoy 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
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