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Autumn Edition August 2019 RED POLL NEWS Autumn Edition August 2019 DIRECTORY Patrons Peter Fleming & Robin Shepherd President Helen McKenzie 06 372 7842 Email [email protected] Secretary Kirsty Loveday 027 207 6007 [email protected] Vice-Presidents Ian Fleming 03 329 1787 Email [email protected] Graeme Evans 06 378 2051 Email [email protected] Executive Allan Bridson 07 865 8642 Email [email protected] Kelvin Lane 06 362 7254 Robert McLeod 027 789 1618 [email protected] Neil Wilton 06 379 7546 Editor Helen McKenzie 06 372 7842 Email [email protected] Website: www.redpollcattle.co.nz (Also on Facebook) The Association accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any published opinion nor information supplied by individuals or reprinted from other sources. Items may be abridged or edited. Closing date for next newsletter is November 10th, 2019 Cover: Mixed age Red Poll cows from Kelvin & Kath Lane’s commercial herd 2 CONTENTS 02 Directory 03 Contents 04 President’s Page 05 Secretary’s Say 06 Patron’s Page I - Robin Shepherd 07 Patron’s Page II - Peter Fleming; International Congress South Africa 08 River Valley Farms Report 10 Editor’s Note 11 Rangitihi Report 12 Tamihana Report 14 NZ AGM & Herd Tour 20 Herd Tour Photos 21 UK Show Photos + 1 NZ photo 22 UK News 29 UK Society Membership Info 30 Evanlea Report 31 News from Canada 33 Crofthead Report 34 A Bit of History – Mrs Airini Woodhouse 35 Rosemarkie Report 36 Biological Farming 39 USA News; Back Cover Photo captions 3 PRESIDENT’S PAGE (& Editor) Thanks to those who supported my nomination to the role of President. I believe I am the first female in the role. Mrs Airini Woodhouse (renowned Bluecliffs Stud) was a Vice President for some years. I hope to prove your faith in me is justified in the next year or two! Thanks also to Kirsty Loveday, of Crofthead Stud, for taking on the role of Secretary and Graeme Evans that of Treasurer. Wairarapa has had some good rain and a few frosty mornings recently. New lambs are appearing in earlier districts. The first Red Poll calves of the season have arrived in the Wairarapa with Evanlea’s first few on the ground. I have heard that from November (not sure when in November) visas will no longer be necessary for NZ’ers to travel to South Africa. Don’t forget to check what vaccinations you may need! I hope some breeders will respond to Dean Anderson’s email which I forwarded to all full members. It will be great to see him and Marsha over here. There is an article from Dean elsewhere in this newsletter. Not sure where they are at with m. bovis these days. I, and others that I know, cannot understand why “the powers that be” did not close Cook Strait to all inter island cattle movements as soon as they had an inkling of its presence. It has been done before when the pig breeders had an outbreak of Aujeszky’s Disease. It was not present in the South Island so animals could only travel to the North Island, not vice versa. First diagnosed in the North Island in 1976, it was eradicated by 1997, ‘using a combination of serological surveys, abattoir surveillance, test and slaughter, depopulation, vaccination and movement restrictions’. Not a quick fix but they won in the end. Obviously it will take some years for m. bovis to be gone. Perhaps MPI need to concentrate on one island first and stop stock movement back and forth. This issue also sees an article by Bruce Nimon about the sustainable farming practises they use at Kokako farms. There was a lot of interest in this on the AGM tour. I wish all herds a successful calving. Helen McKenzie President 4 SECRETARY’S SAY It has been a busy few months trying to get my head and laptop skills around the secretary’s role. I beg everyone’s patience as I sort through this. A huge thank you to Anne McSweeney, not only for her awesome work previously but also, for answering my random questions about the role. Association website There have been some updates to the Red Poll Association website. Please check your details to ensure they are up to date. In an attempt to minimise expenditure we have recently changed the association email address. The new address is: [email protected] Please update your address book as the old slingshot address no longer exists. AGM You should have received your copy of the AGM minutes by now. If not please let me know so I can send them out. Herd Tour and AGM 2020 Dates for your diary The 2020 herd tour will be in the Wairarapa, Wednesday 29 April to Friday 1 May. The AGM will be held on the morning of Friday 1 May. Association Centenary 2021 The association will be 100 years old in June 2021. If you have any ideas for marking this exciting occasion, please feel free to contact me. Any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me, either through the association email, or call on 027 207 6007. Kirsty Loveday 5 PATRON’S PAGE I Welcome rain is easing off after a very wet day. In the Far North we have had a dry summer and a drier autumn and have had what some would call a green drought. There has been just enough moisture to keep a green sward but not enough to give an autumn pasture boost. Thank goodness for kikuyu grass which has produced some fodder. There have been farmers in the area who ran out of stock water in late May and that is a serious situation. There is no doubt that our rural economies in New Zealand are water-dependant. In our locality a number of large dairy farms have been sold to horticulturists planting tens of thousands of avocados which are trees requiring huge amounts of water. That will be drawn from aquifers which will probably be stressed in the future. Municipal water supplies in our part of New Zealand are finding that demand for water is increasing but supply options are running out. As a country we have been profligate in our use of water in past years but we are now having to face reality. Rivers, lakes and aquifers must be cared for, consumption controlled and quality protected. As farmers we are often targeted as being the cause of water quality degradation but the reality is we are just one of many who pollute. Highways, roads, parking lots, railways and airports all discharge toxic materials which end up in waterways. Households all generate hazard pollutants of one sort or another. Industry, commerce and commercial shipping are often major polluters of drains, waterways and the sea. Because others are polluters does not absolve us farmers from responsibility especially as our lively hoods depend upon water but we are entitled to be aggrieved when our city cousins seem not to consider that they may be also responsible, which brings me back to where I started; today’s rain has been very welcome and I treasure it. Robin Shepherd QSO. 6 PATRON’S PAGE II Hello All I am pleased to hear that the Congress in South Africa is going ahead and that the concept of Red Poll breeders as an international family is still going strong. Congratulations to Helen McKenzie, our new President. While Mrs Airini Woodhouse of the Blue Cliffs herd was a Vice President for several years, I believe Helen is our first female President since the formation of the Society in 1921. I’m looking forward to finding out what is being considered to commemorate the founding of the Association in June, 2021. My physical condition is now such that I find it difficult to communicate with our New Zealand and overseas friends but you are often in Eleanor and my thoughts. Our window with a paddock view is currently overlooking a herd of Speckled Park cattle – not my favourite outlook I would have to say! Thanks to Helen for keeping me in the loop and ensuring I have a few words in the Red Poll News each time. Peter Fleming INTERNATIONAL RED POLL CONGRESS – SOUTH AFRICA, March 2019 Still thinking about it? The dates for registration and payments have been extended. Registration and payment of deposit is now the end of July and the balance is payable at the end of November. Helen McKenzie has details if you want the forms etc. Regards Sandra van Wyk RED POLL SOUTH AFRICA 7 RIVER VALLEY FARM’S REPORT – June 2019 This part of the year has certainly been challenging… We didn’t do mixed breed calves this season and that has turned out to be our saving grace. With prices for stock at the low slow level it is, and the drought meaning that there is not a lot of feed on the ground. Carrying only what we have produced onsite has worked out a blessing in disguise. Not just for the healthcare isolation side but the welfare and nourishment of our herd too. Last season’s heifers have gone up the block so that is holding 28 breeding cow’s and the magnificent Orwell. The block also has this season’s bull calves which we just steered on the weekend gone, beautiful to see that we guestimate all 6 are around 180kgs. The cows seem to be finding their own calving pattern which is spreading out, so still have about 5 younger beasts with their mums.
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