Business Rural Magazine

05/12/2024

𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 💪🥇

In our Summer edition we talk to Motueka-based fencing veteran John Noakes (Noksee) who has won the Legend Award at the 2024 FCANZ Awards

Held on the Thursday night of the association’s annual conference, the award recognises the high quality of his work, his flexibility and positive attitude and contribution to training young fencing contractors.

With a varied and very rewarding career, John has travelled all around the country and met some ‘fantastic people’ and the job has kept him physically active well into his late 60’s.

“It was a surprise that’s for sure. I’ve been in the industry a long time and met a lot of people and done a wide variety of jobs but you never really expect any awards or anything like that. I am still quite involved in training and am passionate about the industry,” John says.

Andrew Footwear, Beattie Insulators

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04/12/2024

When George and Kim Andrews established a business to import and distribute farm machinery in 2017, they named it IKON Machinery to evoke a sense of quality and reliability 🚜💪

Now the family-owned company is operating from new state-of-the-art headquarters in Orari.

“Our flagship building shows we are fully committed to our manufacturers and customers,” says George. “We believe in high quality and we apply it wherever possible in our business.”

Stewart Trailers

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03/12/2024

In our Summer edition we take a look at Southland Honda who are celebrating 40 years of ownership by the Holmes Family 🎂🏍🔧

Proud to be one of New Zealand’s longest-standing Honda dealers, they continue to provide top of the line farm, road, and motocross bikes and outdoor power equipment for generations of satisfied customers across Southland.

Vexus Upholstery Limited, Sign Solutions, FMG

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02/12/2024

Eric Laurenson’s Lammerlaw Romney Stud is known for its hardy hill rams with exceptional wool and all-round performance and he is looking forward to having his first on farm sale this Thursday! 🐏🔖

In the Mackenzie Country, is where he and partner Lynsey McIntosh have their 170-hectare rolling hills farm and stud operation and up until now, he has sold via private treaty. There will be 50-60 high quality Romney and Romdale rams up for grabs at the sale.

“We are doing this to help get a few more people across the cattle stop and up the drive, just to find some new clients and build some more good, long-term relationships with other farmers from around the district would be ideal,” Eric says.

Timaru Can-Am and Sea-doo, AgResearch

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01/12/2024

In the Summer edition of Business Rural South...

Owned and operated by Carlos Bagrie and Nadia Lim; Royalburn station was named a Finalist in the 2024 B+LNZ FMG Rural Champion Award.

Bayer Regional Business Manager David Weith’s outstanding contribution to New Zealand’s arable sector has been acknowledged with the Agronomist of the Year 2024 award.

And, the power of Facebook still leaves Western Fencing’s Bevan Jamieson gobsmacked, with a video of a recently completed set of yards going viral.

Also featuring...

Beef + Lamb New Zealand, Black Origin, Bluestone Coloured Merino Stud, Burnell and Son Transport, Catalyst Performance Agronomy, Cederman Bros Ltd, Green Contracting, High Country Contracting, IKON Machinery, The Farm Shop - Jade Garden Produce, Jeff Farm, Kakahu Angus, Contracting Ltd, Lammerlaw Romney Stud, Luisetti Seeds, Matakanui Station, Matatoki Hereford, Molloy Agriculture Ltd, Peters Genetics, Renwick Transport Ltd, Ross Bros Transport, Southland Honda, VetSouth, Waikiwi Vet Services Ltd, Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Ltd, Belmont Park Stud, Chalmers Ag Services, Glenrobin Beltex, Heasley Fencing And Earthworks, Hill Valley Simmentals, Hyslop Groundspread, KJ&H Chalmers Ltd, Nick Wilson Contracting Limited, Opuha Water, Pikoburn Angus, Plasbacknz, Strathern Farms,Summit Contracting Ltd, Superior New Zealand, Tamlet Sheep Genetics

Owned and operated by Carlos Bagrie and Nadia Lim; Royalburn Station was nameda Finalist in the 2024 B+LNZ FMG Rural Champion Award.Bayer Regional Business Manager David Weith’s outstanding contribution to New Zealand’sarable sector has been acknowledged with the Agronomist of the Year 2024 awar...

31/10/2024

Providing Central Taranaki farmers with a multitude of on-farm services, Stratford’s Hey Harvesting has many years of first-hand experience of the dairy sector to help its customers navigate their way through good times and bad.

Hey Harvesting is based on Andy and Rebecca Hey’s 100ha, 200 cow dairy farm where Andy grew up with a determination to succeed in business and in farming.

“As a dairy farmer myself, I have high expectations around quality and pace of work, so at Hey Harvesting, we try to be as productive as possible"

Baker Tilly Staples Rodway

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30/10/2024

Ever since 2007, residential cadets have enjoyed a comprehensive theoretical and experiential learning experience at Otiwhiti Station Land Based Training Agricultural School 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾🎓

Each year eighteen cadets are accepted from fifty applications nationwide, and undergo an intensive twelve months that makes them work ready to meet the needs of employers on busy sheep and beef operations.

This year there has been a 50/50 split between young men and women and that will be the same next year, with a growing number of women keen to enter the sheep and beef industry.

TRC Tractors, HW Cavanagh Aggregates & HW Cavanagh Transport

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30/10/2024

In our Summer edition we take a look at Paeroa Contracting ltd who have established their reputation on finding innovative solutions to customers’ problems 🚜🌾💡

“My goal is always to satisfy the needs of the client and leave them happy,” says Rhys Wineera, the company’s founder. “I look outside the square when need be and the business has been built on being diverse and tackling challenges.”

This philosophy has become the cornerstone of Paeroa Contracting’s operations, setting the company apart since it started in 2013.

South Taranaki Quarries

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24/10/2024

In our Summer edition we talk with Bay Motorcycles Waipukurau manager Wayne Thompson about how the business has stayed true to its family-owned and operated values despite now being part of Hawkes Bay Motors Group.

Being part of Bay Motorcycles Waipukurau for 35 years Wayne truly knows the business and its clientele inside and out!

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24/10/2024

Founded in Dargaville two and half years ago by by experienced large animal veterinarian Brian Lowe, Kaipara Farm Vets has successfully built its practice around relationship-focused veterinary services in a farming region known for its integrational farms and smaller dairy cow herds 🐄🩺

We talk with veterinarian and Brian's business partner, Rory Dean about how the practice was set up to support the district’s dairy and sheep and beef farmers with comprehensive veterinary services and to assist with broader on-farm compliance solutions, particularly in light of increasing compliance requirements.

AgriHealth NZ, SVS Veterinary Supplies

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24/10/2024

Loyalty runs deep between McLarens Rural Services and the Waikato dairy farmers it supports 🐄🧑‍🌾🚜

Tony McLaren, his wife Jan, business partners Jess Fabling and Damon McKinnon, and their team of 14 full-time staff still look after clients inherited from Tony’s father, Graham, who founded the business in 1980.

In the years since Tony took over the business from his father in 1993, it has grown threefold, whilst walking hand-in-hand with Waikato dairying.

Bruce Sparrow & Associates Ltd

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23/10/2024

Small Farm Services Hawke's Bay has the region covered when it comes to practical advice and help for lifestyle block owners 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾🏡

Justin and Charlotte Bray brought their farming backgrounds into the mix when purchasing the business four years ago and haven’t looked back.

When Cyclone Gabrielle hit in February 2023, Justin and Charlotte were able to step in and help small farm owners re-establish their infrastructure, with the aim being to future proof it.

GCW Engineering & Machinery, BM Accounting Limited

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21/10/2024

In the Summer edition of Business Rural North...

Self-shedding sheep mitigate the hard graft and can provide an easier, lucrative lifestyle say Esk Valley-based Dean and Antoinette Martin of Glenlands Farm

Mike Kettle Contracting has been assisting farmers hit by Cyclone Gabrielle to get their paddocks back into production again.

And Gisborne Country Veterinary Services opened its doors amid the chaos caused by the cyclone, determined to serve an area in desperate need of veterinary care.

Also featuring....

Farm IQ Systems, Hey Harvesting, Jordaan Contracting Ltd, Kelso Genetics, Kōtare Station, Murdoch Ag Contracting Ltd, Otiwhiti Station Land Based Training Agricultural School, Paeroa Contracting ltd, VetsOne Hastings, Wharekauhau Country Estate, Wheeler Contracting, Rocklea South Suffolks and Poll Dorsets, AD Agriculture Ltd, Bay Motorcycles Waipukurau, Campbell Machinery Services, Small Farm Services Hawke's Bay, Driver Laser Drainage, Kaipara Farm Vets, Te Uranga B2 Incorporation

Self-shedding sheep mitigate the hard graft and can provide an easier, lucrative lifestyle say Esk Valley-based Dean and Antoinette Martin of Glenlands Farm. Arohiwi Station, a 1472-hectare beef and sheep operation, stands out for its unique ownership model that directly benefits some of the most un...

22/09/2024

In the Spring issue of NZ Dairy...

Cawdor Jerseys stud now boasts the highest Production Worth (PW) Jersey herd in New Zealand, setting a new benchmark for efficiency and profitability in the industry.

While in Southland, Bruce Dinnington is the first in Australasia to implement the Lely Discovery 120 Collector, a state-of-the-art manure management system.

And Southern Rangitikei Veterinary Services Ltd (SRVS) has expanded its presence in the region with the opening of a new purpose-built clinic in Marton

Also featuring...

Bella V***a Jerseys, Dairy Veterinary Services, Farm Source, Matriarch Genetics Limited, Tahora Farms, The Hoofman Ltd, Wairarapa Moana, Innesbrooke Farm, Paramount Dairies Ltd, Advanced Dairy Barns Ltd, Dairycool Ltd, Northland Farm Services Ltd

Cawdor Jerseys stud now boasts the highest Production Worth (PW) Jersey herd in New Zealand, setting a new benchmark for efficiency and profitability in the industry. Bruce Dinnington is the first in Australasia to implement the Lely Discovery 120 Collector, a state-of-the-art manure management syst...

18/09/2024

Helen Miller, the 86-year-old esteemed Hereford breeder behind Pyramid Downs, is gearing up for her 29th annual bull sale this October, bringing with her half a century of experience in cattle breeding.

We talk with Helen about her views on why Herefords add substantial value to farming businesses across New Zealand.

Switzers Valley Transport McClintock Contracting LTD

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16/09/2024

Never did the Newhaven Perendale Sheep Genetics New Zealand team think for a moment 30 years ago that David Ruddenklau’s decision to breed a sheep that required very little anthelmintic drenching (and eventually no drench) would be a game-changer for the New Zealand sheep sector. 🐑🏔

The 1990s were a hard time in the farming sector, let alone in North Otago - an area that spent most of the decade in debilitating drought. This however marked the start of the renowned ‘Newhaven Nil-Drench regime’. Fast-forward to today where Blair and Jane Smith (nee Ruddenklau) are at the helm of Newhaven, one of the largest nil-drench Perendale, Romdale and Perendale-Texel stud operations in the country.

North Otago Pastoral

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13/09/2024

In the latest issue of Business Rural South we talk with Peter Heddell of GLEN R ANGUS as they gear up for their annual spring sale on September 30th at Sandown, the family’s Sheffield property 🐃📈

Peter and Helen, alongside their daughter Sarah, have spent decades refining their approach to Angus breeding, an approach that has been guided by a singular vision: to produce bulls that excel in challenging high country environments.

Downlands Deer, Canterbury Plains Contracting Limited

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13/09/2024

Rob and Anna Penn’s dream of sailing around the world has led them to establish Southland’s largest free-range egg farm, Te Waewae Eggs Ltd. 🐓🥚⛵️

Now, as they prepare to set sail, the couple is on the brink of putting their thriving business on the market.

Perched on the clifftops overlooking Te Waewae Bay, Te Waewae Eggs is not your average farm. With 3,000 Brown Shaver chickens enjoying panoramic views of crashing waves, it’s a testament to the Penns’ innovative approach to agriculture and business.

The Batch Cafe Nichol's Garden Centres

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