Autumn 2018 | Thank you for supporting people with intellectual disabilities A community where everyone belongs The cups go on at 6.30am in the Barrows’ milking shed at Dannevirke and that’s the job done for the day. Vaughan Barrow has been milking his Kiwi-cross herd only once a day now for the past two seasons. That means Vaughan and his wife Diane have more time to take a breath – if you can say that with 12 children. But the kids help with milking at weekends. The Barrows farm 120 hectares of land at Maharahara, south-east of Dannevirke with the Ruahine Ranges as a magnificent backdrop. “I think the view is worth more than the land,” Vaughan says. (Back row, from left): Nick, Monique, Daniel, Anne and Thomas. (Middle row): Maria, Trudy, Ruth, John, Diane and Vaughan. They winter between 270 and 280 (Front row): Philip, Gemma and Jacinta. The twins are Monique and Daniel, Thomas and Maria, Friesian-Jersey cross cows and raise John and Gemma, and Philip and Jacinta. around 75 to 80 calves. And every year for as long as Vaughan can remember, Vaughan and Diane their donation four sets of girl-boy twins. Six children they have been donating a calf to IHC comes from their sense of community are at Ruahine Primary School, three – and before him his Dad Peter always and making sure everyone has a place at Dannevirke High School, two at donated a calf. and is valued for who they are. That’s University and one dairy why Vaughan says when he sees a nice farming in the Waikato. big bull calf he earmarks it for IHC. THEIR DONATION There is an artistic gene in the family COMES FROM He decided to make the switch from too that Diane says comes from THEIR SENSE OF twice-a-day milking a while back, and Vaughan’s side of the family. Daughter COMMUNITY AND the advice then was to move away Monique has covered the hallway MAKING SURE from a Friesian herd, so Vaughan in murals, Anne and Monique won EVERYONE HAS A started developing a Friesian-Jersey book vouchers in the IHC Calf Scheme PLACE AND IS VALUED cross herd, known as the Kiwi cross. “I colouring competition in 2011, and FOR WHO THEY ARE. have been breeding towards it for the Trudy, Anne and Maria have all won last 10 years,” he says. Prezzy cards in the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme Photo competition – Trudy in Vaughan says his Dad’s brother, John The Barrows are also experts at 2016 and Anne and Maria last year. Henry, had an intellectual disability producing twins – the human kind. See the story on page 2. because of a deficiency in a thyroid Diane has a hereditary gene for hormone and died young in 1960. For fraternal twins and has given birth to IMPORTANT MESSAGE Congratulations to our winners TO FARMERS Here are the four winning photographs in our Photo Competition. All the category winners have won $100 Prezzy cards. Congratulations.

IHC can no longer supply NAIT RFID tags. This season all farmers donating calves to the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme will need to tag their calves with their own NAIT RFID tags and register the tags in the NAIT system. This change is a NAIT requirement to ensure better traceability of stock. IHC will still supply you with our pink tags to identify donated calves. 7 & UNDER Nyla Lauridsen, 7 13-18 YEARS Tag and register your IHC Te Awamutu Anne Barrow, 14 1 donated calf or calves using Evie, 3, had overcome Dannevirke your own NAIT RFID tags. her fear of the calves Maria posed for Anne’s and was unexpectedly winning photograph. An 2 Then tag donated calves in the pen. Nyla grabbed eye for a good image with the pink IHC tag. her Mum’s phone for a runs in the Barrow quick photo just as Evie family. Their older sister Let your IHC canvasser know was letting a new calf Trudy won the 13 to 18- 3 your NAIT location number. lick her face. year category last year.

8-12 YEARS 18+ Maria Barrow, 12 Dannevirke Michelle van Zyl Gore Maria and her sister Anne set out on a farm Michelle is the sole walk on the family’s calf-rearer on this new Maharahara farm, Wendonside dairy farm. outside Dannevirke, to She says this wasn’t a take photographs for posed shot. She looked the Photo Competition. up and there was Femi, Both were category their young Australian A gift in your will can make a huge difference in the lives and futures of New Zealanders with winners. terrier, sitting alongside intellectual disabilities living in your community. a bull calf. This could be your legacy. Share it with us. Please phone 0800 746 444 and ask for Gail Plamus in confidence. What an outstanding effort – $1.4m raised Fieldays tribute to Sir Colin Mystery Creek,Hamilton 13–16 June The IHC stand at Fieldays 2018 will be missing one hugely important person with the death last year of Sir Colin Meads. The IHC Calf & Rural Scheme team will be honouring Sir Colin at our usual spot, PA12 in the pavilion, with a banner acknowledging his long-time support of people with intellectual disabilities. “Sir Colin would come to the National Field Days at Mystery Creek almost Last season 3,561 dairy farmers raised Every year two DairyNZ farms in every year and spend time on the IHC more than $1.4 million dollars for New Hamilton compete to raise the Calf & Rural Scheme site,” says IHC Zealanders with intellectual disabilities heaviest calf for IHC. Gus from Lye National Fundraising Manager Greg Farm (left) weighed in at 176kg and through the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme. was raised by Caroline Sinclair and Millar. That’s more than $35m in the 33 years Ashleigh Wenham. Harry (right) “This banner is to honour his the scheme has been running. from Scott Farm weighed in at 214kg and was raised by Lachlan Bishop, commitment, the man and the legend. Thank you to all our donating farmers, Mason Rae and Sam Wiltshire. He continues to have a presence in transporters, canvassers, PGG Wrightson the Calf Scheme and will do for many - Livestock Reps, community groups and years to come. This banner represents volunteers. It’s a brilliant effort. Donate two or more calves the ongoing influence and legacy of Sir This year we will be expanding our prizes and be in to win Colin. We are grateful to the Meads family for their ongoing support.” for some added encouragement. Along This year we are launching a new with our regular Mystery Weekends prize draw for farmers who donate for early pledges, we will be adding a two or more calves, or make two whole range of prizes. Thanks to PGG or more virtual calf or average calf Wrightson - Livestock, we will also be price donations. First prize will be a bringing back the Top Pen competition to Mystery Weekend for two, followed recognise the high quality of calves that by prize packs for runners-up donated We remember are being donated. by our sponsors. Skellerup is donating Sir Colin Meads KNZM MBE a family set of Red Band gumboots Top Pen recognition and and Red Band gumboot socks; Patron of the Allflex – 6 x ear taggers; RX Plastics IHC Calf & Rural Scheme prizes are back for 34 years. This year, farmers whose calves make – an irrigation kit; Volkswagen NZ – a new VW for a week and some Committed supporter it into the Top Pen at IHC sales will of IHC and VW merchandise; Peach Teats – 5 x go into a draw to win one of 10 $300 New Zealanders with Stallion open-trough 5 teat feeders. intellectual disabilities rural supply vouchers, donated by PGG for 44 years. Wrightson - Livestock. The prizes will be “Every donation to the IHC Calf One of our greatest drawn in 10 different regions covering all & Rural Scheme is very much ever All Blacks, but sales. appreciated. There are also many remembered by many farmers who make multiple New Zealanders with All farmers whose calves make the top intellectual disabilities donations, which allows us to support as their friend and 10 percent at each IHC sale will receive champion. an IHC certificate of recognition and a even more people,” Lynda says. Help keep Pinetree’s small gift of appreciation. They will also Make your pledge before 31 May dream alive by go into their respective regional draw for and you’ll go into the draw to win a supporting the one of the 10 regional prizes from PGG Mystery Weekend for two. There is IHC Calf & Rural Scheme. Wrightson - Livestock. one on offer for North Island farmers Thank You “We want to give a pat on the back to and another for South Island farmers. the farmers and their family members Top Pen and Mystery Weekend prizes who put that extra effort into rearing will be announced at ihc.org.nz after their IHC calves,” says Lynda Young- the sales and prize winners contacted Kennedy, Calf Scheme Coordinator. directly. Farmlands and Super teams honour Sir Colin Canvassers wanted We have a few canvassers retiring this season, so some farmers will be seeing a new face on the farm. Thanks to all of you – we can’t do this job without you. That means we have vacancies for new canvassers who enjoy getting out into the country and meeting farmers – and asking them to donate calves and other stock to raise funds for IHC. In the North Island we need canvassers in: Kaikohe – (Kawakawa, Kerikeri, Okaihau, Mangonui, Kaeo, Kohukohu, Kaitaia, Awanui, Opononi, Taipa and Waimamaku) Verna Meads meets rugby heroes Jerome Kaino and . Manawatu – (Wanganui, Feilding, Lady Verna Meads is sitting “Legends like Colin Meads, they’ve Foxton, Levin, Palmerston North, at her local café in . given so much for New Zealand, Shannon and Tokomaru) and so much for towns like Te Kuiti. The waiter, knowing her order It’s very important we give back to Bay of Plenty – Central Plateau (Rotorua, by heart, is bringing over communities and charities. “There Taupo, Reporoa, Atiamuri, Mangakino) her cappuccino topped with are memories here that people will Hawkes Bay (Norsewood to Hawkes Bay) have forever,” says Colm. cinnamon. Waikato (Raglan, Whatawhata, A few Blues players have just entered, Chiefs CEO Michael Collins agrees: Ngaruwahia, Hamilton, Te Awamutu) and player Jerome Kaino comes over “It’s wonderful to help and support a cause Meads was so passionate Taranaki (south of Waingongoro river, for a chat. “It’s lovely to meet the Hawera, Patea, Waverley wife of Colin,” he says, before asking about. Meads is an icon of New for directions to the rugby ground. Zealand and lived within the Chiefs In the South Island we are looking region. It’s a great opportunity in for canvassers on the West Coast Verna informs the 81-test capped All conjuncture with Farmlands to play (Westland, Buller) and Canterbury Black that it’s just down the road. a game in the , honour (Rakaia, Leeston, Darfield). Lady Verna and contribute to the The Chiefs and Blues Super Rugby This is a paid role for about three community and IHC.” teams are in Te Kuiti to play a months, starting in May 2018. You will preseason game for the inaugural And the game itself? For IDEA need a vehicle and phone, and an email Farmlands Rural Legends Shield. Services’ Otorohanga day base user address would be useful. Some farming Together the teams have chosen to Hemi Winikerei the “wrong team knowledge would be helpful, but not donate the $5000 match-day prize won”. But was it a good game? “Yeah, essential. money to IHC in honour of the late Sir cool fun,” he says. Colin Meads. Please contact Sharlene Grooby at the For the record the Blues won 45 -19. Calf Scheme on 0800 442 500 or email Would Colin have liked to see Super IHC thanks everyone involved for [email protected] if you want to know Rugby teams donating to IHC? “He more. very much would have,” says Verna. their kind donations and support. “And for the game to be local too!” Farmlands says it is proud to support bringing Super rugby back to grassroots and to pay tribute to the You make a great team rural legends of the game like Colin. Thanks to our farmers, canvassers, “It’s a huge honour for us to be transporters, volunteers, buyers here today at (Colin’s) home and sponsors. ground,” says Farmlands Strategy You make the Calf Scheme and Communications Director Colm the success it is. Hamrogue. “It’s really important to give back. It’s such an amazing If you can help with canvassing, provide a paddock, or transportation, experience to be here today, just please contact us on 0800 442 500 walking in and seeing people and kids or [email protected] and families so happy.