Sarah's Country

As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, we get the latest long-range rural weather forecast with Phil Duncan – heat brings risk of FE.

Spore counts conducted across the North Island indicate facial eczema (FE) could be a big threat this summer and autumn.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/pulse-heat-brings-risk-of-fe

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As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Stephen Jacobi from NZ International Business Forum discusses China’s updated FTA with NZ and how the UK wants to join the CPTPP.

The Brexit agreement and the start of the new year signal the moment has come to get serious with negotiations on two key issues: retention of the EU sheep meat and beef quotas determined by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the 1986-1994 Uruguay round and separately, free trade agreements (FTAs) with the UK and EU.

Although the two matters are clearly linked, Meat Industry Association chief executive Sirma Karapeeva is adamant they must be dealt with separately, because the quota must be addressed sooner rather than later.  Equally, New Zealand does not want to be in a situation where, as part of the FTA negotiations, it is offered some minor compensation for what has already been removed unilaterally.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/topic/opinion/view/meaty-matters-time-for-fta-progress

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As part of this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Graeme Still from FENZ shares his experiences with recent wildfires and how we can do more to manage the risks.

Graeme has overseen rural fires in Otago for the past 16 years, but was recently promoted to national wildfire specialist for FENZ.

The new position is a rural fire advisory role, centred on helping manage the four Rs of firefighting: ready, reduction, response and recovery.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/livin-on-the-edge

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“CHANGE MAKER”: Where we hear about all the latest innovations, ideas and solutions that support the way we farm & grow for a better future.

Miraka dairy farmers feed local families with milk in a new charity Feed Out, an extension of the ‘Meat the Need’ charity.

Will our pastoral use of farming see more use of fertigation?  Graeme Pile, Founder of Fertigation Systems explains how far it’s come.

How can viruses support sustainable food production?  Dr Robin MacDiarmid, Plant & Food Research explains.

A massive freshwater reservoir was discovered 20 metres below the seafloor, with Joshu Mountjoy, Marine Geologist, NIWA.

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As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Joshu Mountjoy from NIWA discusses a massive freshwater reservoir that was discovered 20 metres below the seafloor off the Canterbury coast.

The discovery is one of the few times a significant offshore aquifer has been located around the world and may lead to a new freshwater resource for the region.

Derived from rainfall, the aquifer is partly being replenished by groundwater flow from the coastline between Timaru and Ashburton.  However, most of the freshwater became trapped offshore during the last three Ice Ages, when sea level was more than 100 metres lower than it is today.

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As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Robin MacDiarmid from Plant & Food Research discusses how viruses can support sustainable food production.

2020 proved to be the year where most of the world learnt more than ever anticipated about viruses.  Dr Robin MacDiarmid views this increase in understanding as a silver lining in the covid cloud.  But her research is also finding another silver lining in viruses, learning where they can serve good for more sustainable food production.

To read more, visit the article on Farmers Weekly: https://farmersweekly.co.nz/section/agribusiness/view/viruses-can-support-sustainable-food-production

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As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Graeme Pile from Fertigation Systems discusses how far our pastoral use of farming has come.

Fertigation is the vehicle for successful and sustainable farming, through precise application of fertiliser on farm, via existing irrigation infrastructure.

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As part of this week’s “Change Maker” show of Sarah’s Country, Wayne Langford & Siobhan O'Malley, co-founders of Feed Out discuss the new charity, an extension of the Meat the Need charity which feeds local families with milk.

The charity will be supplying farmer-donated milk to foodbanks in the local district, providing much-needed support to a growing number of families in need.

The milk will be sourced from Miraka supply farms, and Miraka will cover the cost of processing the milk into UHT packs at their Mokai factory.

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In this week’s “Opinion Maker” show of Sarah’s Country:

NZ’s honey experts discuss the risks to New Zealand’s $68 million a year Japanese honey export market that is being threatened by traces of glyphosate, which one honey producer describes as being almost impossible to meet.

Featuring:

Raymond Neil, CEO of Honey Droplet.

Genetics Professor, Jack Heinemann, Canterbury University.

John Rawcliffe, CEO of Unique Manuka Factor.

Karin Kos, CEO of Apiculture New Zealand

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In this week’s “News Maker” show of Sarah’s Country:

-  The term dirty dairying is gone, and a new approach is needed to acknowledge that society is concerned about the environment and that groups such as farmers are also making changes, says Ray Grubb Fish & Game NZ’s new Chair.

-  Post-covid demand from China pushes dairy prices to recent record levels, Westpac analyst Nathan Penny explains.

-   Drier weather than average ahead for most of New Zealand, weather commentator Phil Duncan gives us the latest long-range rural weather.

-  A bid to stop pest control is rejected, Hawke’s Bay Farmer, Lloyd Holloway shares his frustrations.

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