We're back, because it's a very special day. Rowena Duncum is a passionate advocate for the agricultural and rural sectors. . Golden Gumboot leads to Fieldays love for rural bachelor. He grew up in Decatur and was a graduate of Decatur High School, and then Abilene Christian University in 2014. . Well he needs to work harder so you can go home & let a man do a mans job", Actual statement made to me when I started my first fox control program in 2013. "LISTEN TO ROWENA DUNCUM TALK WITH ANDREW DICKENS ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Five Rivers, Northern Southland.Yip, that is snow! Andrew Hoggard, Sandra Matthews, Jane Smith, Steve Hollander, Chris Russell. It was an incredible experience and made us appreciate just how innovative New Zealand farming is!. Second place in the Taranaki farm manager contest went to New Plymouth contract milkers Sergio Valverde-Nandin and Kaelee Alexander, who won $2400. New Zealand cannot afford to add that to the $60b Covid tab, so the forestry strategy simply must succeed. "So why am I now one day in to NMM? "This year they've (Fish and Game)pushed the message that hunters just need to be extra sensitiveto the public's reaction. In a former life, Rowena was a dairy farmer, and won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, She has since hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016- becoming Executive Producer of The Country. I wanted to see if cutting meat from my diet could, or would, lead to a higher perspectiveor just anemia.Now, I love May. 'My chance to walk in someone else's shoes and attempt to understand their ideals and values,' I explained to our urban listening audience. Rowena is proud to be the producer of The Country, the longest running rural radio show in New Zealand. "Things are looking up. Third was Midhirst manager Carey Duggan, winning $2100. . "LISTEN ABOVE AS ROWENA DUNCUM SPEAKS WITH ANDREW DICKENSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. . Follow her on Twitter, her handle is: @rowie_nz Rowena, health, wellbeing, agriculture industry, journalism, good stories, twitter, different points of view, media, social media, We catch up with a Rai Valley dairy farmer who is busy figuring out how to milk his cows after floodwaters inundated his paddocks and dairy shed. LISTEN ABOVE New Zealand's Dairy Industry Leaders have been attending the International Dairy Foundation's World Dairy Summit in India last week. Alliance Group to repay wage subsidy in full: Invercargill-based Alliance Group has chosen to return the balance of the Covid-19 wage subsidy to the Government.The farmer-owned meat processor had already repaid $21 million of the $34m wage subsidy and will return the balance, it said. Follow Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, forestry, rural, trade | Tagged: Fonterra, HortNZ, Iain Lees-Galloway, James Fyfe, Judith Swales, Marty Verry, Michael Morrah, Murray Smith, Nathan Guy, NZ Food Heroes, Olliff Farm, Politik, Richard Harman, Rowena Duncum | Permalink It ticks all the boxes I've just mentioned and is a really interesting tale to boot. But most of all, theyre speaking directly to urban New Zealand, with no media spin on things. Rowena Duncum: Producer of The Country on the International Dairy Foundation's world summit September 20, 2022 3 min New Zealand's Dairy Industry Leaders have been attending the International Dairy Foundation's World Dairy Summit in India last week. Hopefully no fights. Photo / SuppliedSponsored contentOpinion: The Country's executive producer Rowena Duncum had a yarn to a few exhibitors and got a sneak peek at their innovative ideas and products before the gates officially opened at Fieldays today. The group, modelled on a similar Ashburton arrangement, was formed to support the ministrys M. bovis eradication programme and assist with regional decision-making to benefit farmers. The Country. Biosecurity threats, geopolitics, alternative proteins, robotics, disruptors, food and environment sustainabilitytheres no shortage of challenges and change confronting us. Group aims to help farmers improve M. Boris response Daniel Birchfield: Lines of communication between the Ministry for Primary Industries and farmers impacted by cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis have been muddied for too long, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says. Whenua Ora Tangata Ora is a joint partnership between FOMA Innovation, the science and technology arm of the Federation of Mori Authorities (FOMA); Soil Connection, biological farming and soil health experts; and Toha, an environmental impact platform that recently launched Calm The Farm to support farmers to reduce their environmental and climate impacts while improving financial resilience. Weve been there since 1955, Gray says. Cost should not shut borrower out of mediation sharemilkers say: The Sharemilkers Section of Federated Farmers strongly supports the Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2) but would like to see changes to ensure a borrower isnt shut out of the process because they cant afford it. The WPMA Chair, Brian Stanley, says; no other major industry in New Zealand can deliver carbon sequestration, carbon storage and emissions reduction like the wood industry. It is only available to loyal clients, farmers who have shown Affco consistent support. Thats the question Newshub reporter Michael Morrah has been trying to solve since National decided they were a good idea and promised to introduce them in 2016. Last night in Rotorua, WPMA highlighted that both major international certification programmes for forestry: Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification and Forest Stewardship Council guarantee that wood products from New Zealand come from sustainably-managed forests. The properties were bought in 2012 and 2014. I have a tremendous love of machinery and have amassed a large collection now, but it wasn't always the case. Blue Sky reports best result in 8 years Rebecca Howard: (BusinessDesk) Southland meat processor and marketer Blue Sky Meats says the year to March was its best result in eight years as a strategic plan bore fruit. I've never attempted Dry July, because it falls during footy season. I first came across the concept of No Meat May (NMM) in a NewstalkZB interview with Andrew Dickens. "The industry's pretty divided over it. and my role with The Country, I fielded a question around how farmers can effectively communicate with urban dwellers. Our initial estimates are that the proposals could at least in the short term result in approximately a 10 percent decrease in profit for the agriculture sector, Rabobank New Zealand said in its submission. . . Tapora dairy farmer Earle Wright can. . Sunset last night. We sleep in it every year, and despite the regular stench of decaying mice that snuck across the boardwalk over the summer months, it's one of my top five places in the world to be.So, understandably, I'm a little nervous to rock up this weekend, clutching my shotgun, tofu and some vegetarian sausages. She spent days in the hay shed, with us carting feed and water to her, lifting her and such like, but to no avail. . But I find the concept ridiculous. Its a rite of passage growing up in Aotearoa. For years, we have known that our climate is changing droughts are getting more severe however, red tape and a lack of capital has seen most parts of New Zealand slow to do anything practical about the situation. . Posted by homepaddock. Hey government lets K.I.S.S. (BusinessDesk) In-market prices for logs in China New Zealands largest export market have fallen in recent weeks and ANZ Bank warns the drop will make the harvest of some woodlots unprofitable. Some in the extreme for opposing sides of the spectrum. Want to get our weekly e-diary or receive other essential updates? In a former life, Rowena was a dairy farmer, and won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year,She has since hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016- becoming Executive Producer of The Country. He is currently senior farm assistant on the 350 cow Westpac Taranaki Agricultural Research Station at Hawera, owned by Fonterra. . I thought it would be worth sharing again:https://t.co/wvMs6spqwR pic.twitter.com/DjoRtDXQ6K, Mark Ferguson (@Fergenetics) October 14, 2020, Leave a Comment | Farming | Tagged: #IRWD2020, International Rural Women's Day, Janelle South, Josh Becker, Kerry Anderson, Lisette Mill, Mark Ferguson, Niyigaba Etienne, Rowena Duncum, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) | Permalink See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy . . Alongside Waimate Mayor Craig Rowley, he chaired the first meeting of the recently formed Waimate/Waitaki Mycoplasma Bovis Advisory Group held at the Waimate District Council on Wednesday. Theyre fishing for the future Neal Wallace: The desire to remove the ticket-clipping middlemen is not confined to dairy and meat farmers wanting to get closer to their markets and earn higher prices. Fonterras Asia Pacific market gets creative in lockdown: Fonterras Asia Pacific market is living proof of the adage necessity is the mother of invention Judith Swales says. . 5mins 31 Jan 2021 Rowena Duncum Megan Whitehead Similar People Judith Collins Julia Jones David Stevens Simon Bridges Winston Peters Matt Chisholm Bernadette Hunt Ben Dooley Jason Walls Barry Soper Elliot Smith John Key Jamie MacKay Aaron Dahmen Farming is character building to say the least, but I wouldn't change a thing. . Fonterra is also now in asset-selling mode to strengthen its balance sheet. David Surveyor, chief executive of Alliance Group, said energy requirements were sourced across a range of fuels. We went from milking 180 cows through a 12-aside herringbone (ASHB) all year round at our old farm at Tisbury, south of Invercargill, to milking 300 through a 30 ASHB in the first year at Kelso. Fiona Thomas and Libby Ogle have started their very own mobile library each month ferrying a load of books to two isolated primary schools in the Ruapehu District. Shes also Chair of Women in Sport Otago, on the Board of the NZ Boot Throwing Association (again, this is a thing!) @WeatherWatchNZ pic.twitter.com/mAFnYDx46o, Katrina Thomas (@katrinathomas67) December 26, 2020. We got here through hard work (very hard work) and dedication. . . 2.1K views, 18 likes, 0 loves, 5 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from The Country: The Country at Fieldays - Rowena Duncum caught up with DeLaval Oceania Sales Director Justin Thompson to. Those #Ezicalve bulls just love getting in a cow photo @MorrisonFarming pic.twitter.com/A7W4LoxH0C, Wayne Langford (@goaheadfarms) June 28, 2019. The pair met up the following year at Fieldays where Mike returned to judge the Rural Bachelor competition and a (now single), Ryley was working for Mystery Creek coordinating events. What a great concept! I did not grow up on a farm, but I have developed a passion for the industry and that drives me to learn and develop new skills. His goals include gaining more practical experience, going on an overseas experience, to become a dairy farm advisor or consulting officer and to buy a dairy farm. It's the 30th anniversary of The Country this year. To date, I've never made it through a calving without my old mate Gin and I don't intend to start now. A great portion of New Zealand's economy hinges upon meat consumption. . If youre a dairy farmer reading this, then ask yourself, are you a good boss? . . It makes it real. As silly as it sounds, our cows, having come from a flat farm, didn't know how to calve on the rolling hills. Some of my happiest memories of childhood holidays are visiting family on their farms around the country. 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Ruapehu rural reading scheme spells out a winning idea Katie Doyle: A pair of librarians from the central North Island town of Taumarunui are bringing a love of reading to rural school children. I recently had the honour of being the first guest speaker on new agriculturally focused online platform "Herd it". The other major winners were Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum, the region's Farm Managers of the Year, and Daniel Regtien, the 2013 Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. Yet his good fortune is not due to luck or some inside knowledge about a secret fishing spot. It's not just a child getting the sniffles, it is a very, very serious disease. From baking to business models nominations for the NZ Food Heroes Awardare flooding in. . Overseas investors fined almost $3 million for illegal purchase of Auckland properties: The High Court yesterday ordered the overseas owners of two rural properties at Warkworth, north of Auckland, to pay $2.95 million to the Crown after an Overseas Investment Office (OIO) investigation found they were bought without consent. M. bovis eradication going to plan but still work to do: Significant progress has been made in driving down the numbers of farms affected byMycoplasma bovis (M. bovis). A while ago I wrote an article about farming partnerships as part of our 'People that farm' series. A few hours later though, I got a swift reality check in the form of a passionate and switched-on 21-year-old imploring more than 200 people in Balclutha to remember how good we are at what we do and to be bloody proud to be a farmer. Having housed 200 cows in winters since 2005, going the whole hog was a big call and an equally big investment. GET THE BEST RURAL NEWS. Falling log prices may make some woodlots unprofitable ANZ -Rebecca Howard. Dr Hay told Saturday Morning that the disease was very hard to diagnose, and in many other countries it was only detected after it had already been spreading for several decades . Much of the human destruction of biodiversity happened a long time ago . . As I reached adulthood and became a farmer myself, I loved being on the other side of the fence hosting friends and family as they came to visit, bringing their own budding farmers to see the animals or milking. Ok here it is. . Did I want to go fishing, Nate Smith asked from the wheelhouse of his boat Gravity. Posted by homepaddock, Todays International Rural Women's Day. Row breaks down the incredible performance by Megan Whitehead at the Grant Brother's Woolshed. When Mike Short entered the Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year competition back in 2009, he wasn't expecting to meet his future wife. Opunake contract milkers Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum won the 2013 Taranaki Farm Managers of the Year title and have set their sights on moving up the dairy farming ladder. All our logs are in that basket, you could say. We were only the third dairy farm in the district, and we paid $1 million for the farm, which was a lot of money back then. . Rug pulled from under trophy hunt operations Yvonne OHara: Leithen Valley Hunts owner Rachel Stewart has had no clients and no income since New Zealands borders were closed. Read more: Golden Gumboot leads to Fieldays love for rural bachelor, Ryley confirms Mike's version of events but adds it wasn't love at first sight, saying she fell for his charms only "after he had a haircut.". Nominee Olliff Farm north of Auckland faced a dilemma. . That was a very dark day and had us questioning if we had made the right move. iHeartRadio is easy to use and all FREE, Simon Barnett and James Daniels Afternoons, Simon Barnett & James Daniels Afternoons Podcast, Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave Podcast, The Resident Builder Podcast with Peter Wolfkamp, Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast, Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Podcast, How many did the cyclone injure? Twenty-five years ago, we moved to our current farm. He and wife Marilyn own 713ha south of Lichfield, near Putaruru. : Cameras are all about transparency. I recently had the honour of being the first guest speaker on new agriculturally focused online platform "Herd it". While some price softening is not unusual at this time of year as construction activity slows in the hot months, the scale of the correction was unexpected, said ANZ agriculture economist Susan Kilsby. Posted by homepaddock. Some good, balanced and considered. "To be in a stadium and to feel it, and to even influence the game. Look, I usually steer clear of voicing political opinions, but to be honest, Ive lost a lot of sleep this past week. in one app. We've always been ones to control as many aspects of daily farming life as possible and becoming fully self-contained was part of this. Succulent lamb, tender beef, mouth-watering chicken. Uncertainty plus unique ownership structure drive Fonterra share volatility Keith Woodford: Fonterras shares have been on a steady downward slide for the last 18 months. In January 2018 they were selling at $6.60 dropping to $3.86 at closing on 30 June 2019. One example was a trend that had popped up in Korea creating new recipes for the garlic cream cheese bun. POLITIK understands that around 70,000 temporary work visas are due to expire by the end of September. Back in 1987, Rachels parents Barbara and Louis Kuriger won the Taranaki Sharemilker of the Year title. TV Shows. - Lyssna p Rowena Duncum: They've had to offer truck drivers double the pay av Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive direkt i din mobil, surfplatta eller webblsare - utan app. pic.twitter.com/Ewbl8BbAZB, Got to sing the New Zealand anthem a second time: Allan Oldfield World Blade Shearing Champion 2019! Theyre all about public accountability and providing proof that the industry as they state have nothing to hide. I don't think Pita Pit with falafel every meal's gonna cut it.Above all else, the biggest fear I have is the embarrassment of failing by simply forgetting. ""It's massive," the country's sports minister, Grant Robertson, said on the sidelines. New fungicide approved for use on cereal crops . Restored wetland in the Waikato shows how farmers can hugely improve water quality. . They have been farming five years, including a year in Wales. A former dairy farmer and 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, she hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016 to become Executive Producer of The Country NZMEs long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. The court ordered the owners to sell the properties and pay penalties, costs and the gain made on the investment. Our young stock is weighed and drenched every three weeks from about seven weeks of age, said Julia. Rather it is a payback for years of effective environmental stewardship of his 120ha farm, a property backing on to an estuary in the Kaipara Harbour north of Auckland. Its not everyone who can relax after a hard days work, throw out a line and hook a snapper for dinner from their own backyard. #nikon #snapbridge pic.twitter.com/DmT0xurrvs, Edwin Mabonga (@Edwinmab1) January 14, 2021, 1 Comment | Farming, rural, sport | Tagged: Edward Mabonga, Megan Whitehead, Rowena Duncum | Permalink . Rowena shares tips for women with a passion for a similar career or similar might benefit from, and talks about how farming can use social media better. Buxton Trout & Salmon, which lays claim to being Australias first commercial trout farm, sits astride the Acheron River near Marysville. I've long maintained I could never survive as a vegetarian for this very reason. So that's a small insight into our journey over the past 25 years. Now if they have nothing to hide, why arent we seeing cameras on some of these big boats?. Lovely winters afternoon at the Waimakariri Gorge pic.twitter.com/2fzMnPBNuW, Murray Smith (@CharollaisRams) June 13, 2020. A former dairy farmer and 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, she hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016 to become Executive Producer of The Country - NZME's long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. And calving. Regtien, aged 25, won a DairyNZ undergraduate scholarship that helped him get his Bachelor of Agricultural Science. Just last month I had a bad day. . We also have a strong focus on good pasture management. Everyone I've spoken to once again today is positive, as they were yesterday but there's a lot more people here today. For New Zealand, the battle ground is China. So says one of the countrys leading experts in the field, Warrnambool veterinarian and senior lecturer in cattle medicine at Melbourne University Dr David Beggs. and an emerging director with the Whanganui Rugby Football Union. Rowena Duncum is a passionate advocate for the agricultural industry. . While the U.N. report pointed out that cattle and other animals do indeed produce the greenhouse gas methane no secret there he says the U.N. and special friends such as anti-animal agriculture activists and vegan promoters leave out important facts. Red meat exports reach more than $870 million in January as sector demonstrates resilience: New Zealand exported red meat and co-products worth $873.2 million in January 2020, an increase of 26 per cent compared to January 2019, according to an analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA). The Zimmatic Trailblazer Sustainable Irrigation Awards aim to celebrate excellence in sustainable irrigation. Like it or not, it takes 80 per cent of our log exports. Menu. Alternatively, it could require the lender to fund the mediation, which we as a sector would no doubt fund indirectly through increased fees. Alliance Group, the countrys second-largest meat exporter and largest lamb processor, confirmed it would be ending the use of coal at all of its seven plants within 10 years and was at present examining other fuel options across its network. The differences between animal welfare and animal ethics and where the biggest challenges to livestock production may lay with the latter was explored by Dr Beggs in a recent episode of the RawAg podcast produced by southern seedstock operation Te Mania Angus. Zanda McDonald Award winners have bright futures Jessica Johnston: TWO young guns are making great strides in the northern beef industry, proving the future of agriculture is in safe hands. New Zealand music and duck shooting. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is contributing $50,000 through Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures (SFF Futures) towards the one-year, $95,000 project. Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, rural | Tagged: Alliance Group, Brent Melville, Brian Stanley, Chris Lewis, David Surveyor, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Gravity Fishing, isoflucypram, John Dodd, Murray Isbister, Nate Smith, Neal Wallace, North Otago A&P, Rowena Duncum, Sally Brooker, Vimoy Iblon, Wood Processing and Manufacturing Association (WPMA), Zero Carbon Bill | Permalink Leave a Comment | business, environment, Farming, food, rural | Tagged: Allan Lill, Dr Frank Mitloehner, Earle Wright, Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2), Federated Farmers, Gray Baldwin, Jessica Johnston, Luke Evans, Marilyn Baldwin, Rowena Duncum, Shannon Landmark, sharemilkers, Speak Up, Will to Live, Zanda McDonald Award | Permalink There are a lot of farmers who are glad the ban is. Many industries claim to be driving towards lower emissions but none have the low carbon profile of the wood sector. Would it by any chance be because it is a lot easier finding a scapegoat to blame everything on than actually cleaning up ones own back yard first. . I'm still doing it.#IRWD2020 @afsnsw @FionaLakeAus @cottonfarmgirl @stationmum101 pic.twitter.com/K636AYpfWX, The Agvocate Lisette Mill (@agvocate_au) October 14, 2020, "I think mentorship plays a big a big role, and also positive storytelling, women seeing other women taking on those leadership roles and achieving things for the industry." Its just one of the heart-warming stories shared in the NZ Food Heroes campaign. No need to destroy the perfect way of farming Lone Sorensen: Why are we accusing farming and in particularly dairy farming for being the cause, at least here in NZ, for global warming? . This is something I get asked often, and theres no one-size-fits-all, but something that always resonates with me is when farmers open up and showcase their lives, their achievements and when things dont go quite so well. Kelso had been a 185ha dairy grazing farm before we converted it. Not to mention our love for the pedigree Ayrshire cow, and later the pedigree Holstein cow. I've driven past the original farm a few times and thought how different things would have been if we'd ended up there. The lanes were done with "grave" dug from the farm in February before we took possession in June. All Rights Reserved. Rachel and Kenneth Short, will host a field day on April 11, while Michael Kavanagh and Rowena Duncum, will host a field day on the Opunake farm they manage on April 4. 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A former dairy farmer and 2013 Taranaki Farm Manager of the Year, she hung up the milking apron and swapped her red bands for radio in 2016 to become Executive Producer of The Country - Newstalk ZB's long-standing rural radio show, hosted by Jamie Mackay. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says theyll face the same 14-day quarantine rules as New Zealand citizens at the border, to prevent one of them inadvertently bringing in COVID-19. Lamb contract rewards loyalty Colin Williscroft: A $9/kg fixed-price lamb contract for August is a reward for customer loyalty, Affco national livestock manager Tom Young says. Ms Landmark, 28, was born in Mount Isa to a mining family, and garnered an interest in agriculture throughout her time in regional Queensland. As Programme partners, MPI, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand are working together to support affected farmers through this eradication programme. It makes it relatable. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. In doing that, he is encouraging farmers and ranchers to tell the public, as radioman Paul Harvey used to say, the rest of the story.. Our land doesn't handle heavy stock well in the winter. Stream unlimited music, thousands of radio stations and podcasts all Casey was born August 22, 1990 to John Mark and Angela Sue (Isham) Duncum in Arlington, Texas. . Producer of the Country Rowena Duncum joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. Plenty of bad days, but we stuck at it. . "You've got to think of the impact on the cows, the impact on the farmers, there's economic impacts here if the cows are aborting their calves. And the gain made on the sidelines work visas are due to luck or some inside knowledge about secret! 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