Taranaki/Manawatu Farming Lifestyles, December 2011

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Page 3Back country stories raises

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Page 4Calling

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Page 6Sharemilking a step further towards farm

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A Cambridge author has already raised $25,000 for charities from the sale of one of a series of three books on classic New Zealand ‘back country' stories.

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With the second and third books now completed and printed last month Dr Tozer is looking to partner with additional charities that need an ‘innovative' fundraising tool.

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Peter MacGregor praised the competition’s role in encouraging Maori farmers to make the best, sustainable use of their resources to build strong agribusinesses which provide not only good returns to shareholders, but long term employment and other economic benefits.

“Entrants all receive robust, objective and honest feedback from the judges. This allows them to implement changes and improve their performance regardless of whether or not they are chosen as finalists,” he said.

The first Ahuwhenua competition was introduced in 1932 by Sir Apirana Ngata and, the then Governor General, Lord Bledisloe, to encourage skill and proficiency in Maori farming. Lord Bledisloe donated the original cup in 1932, two years after he donated the almost identical, Bledisloe Cup to encourage competition between New Zealand and Australia in rugby.

The inaugural 1933 competition was open only to farmers in the Waiariki land district, but the following year the competition was extended to include entrants from North and South Auckland, Gisborne, Wanganui and Wellington.

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dairy farms with sheep farms became increasingly evident and in 1954 the competition was divided into two separate awards — dairying and sheep and beef — with Lord Bledisloe again donating the companion cup.

Interest during the 1980s began to wane with the last competition held in 1990 before it was again revived in 2003 and in 2005 it was decided to alternate the award categories.

Strong historical links between Mataatua rohe (Tauranga) and the Ahuwhenua competition were highlighted by the attendance of the winner of the 1933 competition, William Swinton, and the winner John Edwards, at a recent hui hosted by Te Arawa and Mataatua and aimed at encouraging entries.

Maori women have been prominent in the history of the competition. Tatai Hall

of Te Teko was the first female winner of the cup in 1940 and in 1952 it was won by Mrs R Beazley of Pokeno. Mihi Stevens of Rangiahau won the inaugural Dairy award in 1954 and won it again in 1960.

In recent years Kristen Nikora won the 2008 Dairy competition in partnership with her husband Dean and in 2009 Ingrid Collins chaired the Pakarae Whangara B5 partnership which won the Beef and Sheep competition.

The winner of the competition will be announced at a Gala Awards dinner to be held at the Sky City Auckland Convention Centre on June 8, 2012.

Entries close on Friday, January 27, 2012. Entry is free and entry forms are available from all offices of Te Puni Kokiri or www.ahuwhenuatrophy.maori.nz and www.maoritrustee.co.nz.

In an historic ‘first’, the current holder of the Ahuwhenua Trophy for Dairy Farming, Waipapa 9 Trust, also won the Ahuwhenua Sheep and Beef Trophy at the 2011 Ahuwhenua Trophy BNZ

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The national win came at the end of his contract with the Argyles — and as it happened a few weeks later he was picking up his first 50-50 sharemilking position at John Seymour’s 91-hectare property at Opiki. The farm is well set out with good infrastructure which he says makes the job so much easier.

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His herd — 265 friesians and crossbreds have started the season off well and although the huge rainfall last month has seen pasture growth slow — Mr Halford is pleased with having taken the sharemilking step. “Weather will always be a challenge to farmers.”

He, with the help of his partner Nikki, (who works off farm) has raised 66 replacements which will help out when he starts culling the newly comprised herd.

“I was ready for the step. I think sharemilking is a great sector to be in

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He’s got a bit of a soft spot for cows. “I definitely like cows, they all have their own personalities and character. You

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It was a number of years before he came home and took up farming again. Deciding tertiary education would improve his skills he completed a Bachelor of Applied Science majoring in agriculture and has held several farm management positions since then.

Sharemilking is another step towards farm ownership which he sees as achievable within the next ten years. And while sharemilking has thrown in a few new challenges he says the fundamental principles of farming remain the same.

“Animal health and the environment are my biggest responsibilities,” he says. “Every dairy farmer should be aware of our obligations regarding animal health and welfare and the environment — not only for ourselves, but because of the impact it has on how we sell our products overseas.”

His production aims are high — 450 milk solids from each cow — 120ms above the average Manawatu farm of 330ms — and believes he will achieve it.

He’s in no hurry to increase herd

management, backed by good management systems.

The win was important to him in that it gave him confidence in the knowledge that what he was doing was on the right track.

“Upskilling is important, knowledge is the key to being successful or not.”

Mr Halford is co-ordinating the upcoming 2012 Dairy Trainees of the Year contest for the Manawatu, Rangitikei, Horowhenua regional competition, one of 12 regional competitions held nationwide by the NZDI awards.

He encourages people to enter the awards, whether they believe they can win or not. “Challenge yourself — why wouldn’t you want to better yourself and your business.

“All the judges are successful farmers in their own right, whose knowledge and experience will help you fast track your career.

“The awards are positive putting you out there and having your hard work recognised.”

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Summer is most definitely here; Temperatures are climbing and target Bulk Milk temperatures are getting harder to maintain. The main reason in a conventional system is that the temperatures of the water used to cool the milk .We have heard of water up to 30 degrees and 22-23 degrees is not uncommon.

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This article focuses on the cost benefits of minimising losses in the amount and nutritional value of silages during the ensiling process.

Previously it has been indicated pasture could cost about 20-30 c/kg DM to grow, and the cost of harvesting, rolling, covering, sealing and weighting the covers could add about another 5 c/kg DM. Loss of grass during transport and silage making should not significantly add to this cost, if done carefully.

A good inoculant plus enzyme product may cost about 0.3 c/kg fresh weight, which equates to about 1 c/kg DM for a crop ensiled at 30% DM.

DM losses during ensiling can typically be around 10-15%, as the sugars in the grass are used as a food source by the bacteria to produce the acids which pickle the crop to produce stable silage. Therefore, 200 tonnes of grass put into a pit may only end up as 170-180 tonnes of silage.

These losses equate to $5,000-$7,500 if silage costs 25 c/kg DM to make.

If an inoculant reduces losses by five percentage units, then this saves $2,500 for an outlay of only $2,000. Actual savings could be considerably higher, depending on ensiling conditions. A good inoculant reduces DM losses by speeding up the fermentation process, so fewer nutrients are used to keep the bacteria alive which produce the acids necessary to pickle the grass.

The better the inoculant product the faster the fermentation processes, and the less silage lost. The best inoculants contain a number of bacterial strains,

Inoculate or Not — Cost Bene� ts?Dr Julian Waters BSC (Hons), MSc, PhD, Cbiol, MSB, Rnutr, CPAg, MNZIPIM

each of which work best at different pH's, thus speeding up ensiling. It is rather like a 4 x 100 metre swimming team, where each member of the team swims their part of the race using their preferred stroke, being freestyle, butterfly, back or breast stroke.

The bacterial strains on pasture are hetero-fermentative, which means they produce a range of acids such as acetic (vinegar), butyric (smells like vomit) and lactic. Lactic is the strongest of these acids and produces the most palatable silage to livestock. A good inoculant contains homo-fermentative bacteria that only produce lactic acid, which enables the crop to be ensiled more efficiently and rapidly.

Plant sugars provide the energy for lactic acid producing bacteria, so any shortage of sugars will slow down the rate of fermentation.

Therefore, good inoculant products also contain a number of enzymes that are largely focussed on breaking down indigestible fibre to produce sugars for the lactic acid producing bacteria. This helps speed up fermentation, particularly with challenging ensiling conditions.

Using an enzyme only product will not result in an optimal fermentation, as the resident bacteria in pastures are hetero-fermentative, so produce the less desirable and weaker acids.

However, there is an additional benefit from using a good inoculant, which is that the resulting silage is utilised more efficiently than un-inoculated silage, due to less nutrient degradation, most notably protein.

During ensiling grass proteins are

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broken down into non-protein nitrogen, which rumen microbes can utilise, but they utilise proteins more efficiently. The faster the fermentation process the less protein is degraded to

non-protein nitrogen.

It is difficult to put a specific value on the improvement in feed value of inoculated silages, which have been demonstrated in carefully controlled trials, as conditions vary between farms.

A 5% improvement in energy utilisation of 10.5 MJ ME/kg DM pasture crop would equate to an improvement of about 0.5 MJ ME/kg DM, which would equate to 500 MJ ME / tonne of silage, or nearly 50 kg DM extra silage. Unfortunately, the laboratory methods for predicting ME values of silages are not sensitive enough to detect these changes.

Combining the more conservative calculation of the benefits of silage saved and improved utilisation is roughly equivalent to having an additional 15

tonnes DM from 200 t DM ensiled, a saving of around $3,750 for an inoculant outlay of about $2,000. This is still only part of the benefit, as there will be an additional benefit of the value of the extra production arising from feeding the silage.

If 14 tonnes of extra silage, at 10.5 MJ ME/kg DM, is actually eaten by cows in milk (assuming about 7% wastage during feeding out), and that 80 MJ are required to produce 1kg milk solids, then the extra milk produced would be worth nearly $12,000 at $6.50 /kg MS payout.

Potential return on investment (ROI) in this example would be about 3:1.

Although one may argue about the magnitude of any savings or benefits used in this example, the key take home message is:

Very small improvements in silage saved and feed quality are required to achieve a respectable ROI, so there is little risk of losing money when using a good inoculant, assuming silages are well made and utilised.

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Garlic may not ward off vampires as it is legendarily claimed, but there is no doubt of its popularity as a flavour addition to New Zealand cuisine.

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Seven years ago Rex Hendry's desire to get back in touch with the environment, become fitter and to better balance his life saw him stand down from his position as the local area manager for the Department of Conservation.

At the time, at 50 years of age Rex, who had held many managerial positions in his 35-year employment career, including a stint as operations manager at Scott base in Antarctica, wanted to become more physically in touch with the land.

An academic, with a strong background in planning he found “as time had gone on, the further and further my jobs lead me away from the 'real' environment,” he said.

“In previous lives I had grown flowers for the fresh and dried markets and lettuce and artichokes all of which required a quick turn around to be sold at their best, so this time around I wanted to grow something that had longevity and was easier to manage,” he said.

Research (and the love of garlic) revealed no-one was

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“What was available to buy locally was not always the best and people were fed up with the inferior quality,” said Rex.

Rex had owned a 2.5-acre lifestyle block property for around five or six years and he saw garlic as a good commercial possibility for the small acreage.

Since then one acre of the property has been developed for horticulture. He grows the garlic in raised beds with lavender planted between the rows (hence the name) for windbreak and as an additional marketable crop.

He plants around 18,000 garlic cloves each year, planting only one third of the beds at a time, thereby allowing the soil a three-year rotational cycle.

Little mechanisation is used — a hand held motorised rotary hoe is used for tilling — planting, weeding and harvesting is all done by hand, with the help of Rex's partner Sally.

It’s hard physical work and took a bit of getting used too. Rex laughs at how back in those early days after only half a day working in the field he would literally crawl inside tired to the bone.

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Rex hand harvests some of the new season’s garlic

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“I've tried to keep mechanisation as simple as possible rather than over capitalising on equipment and also in keeping with my desire for the physical contact with the land.”

The site has its climatic challenges — it is two to three degrees colder than New Plymouth, receives its fair share of wind, particularly the westerly winds and gets around 1.2 metres of annual rainfall.

Because of this Rex says he plants slightly earlier than elsewhere, typically around Queen's Birthday weekend, and harvests in the first week of January to allow a few extra weeks of growth.

He mainly grows the silver skin printanor variety of garlic which is a soft neck hybrid developed for New Zealand conditions. For the last couple of years he has also been growing elephant or 'ophio' garlic — a much larger and mild garlic which has its own market appeal and is proving popular.

He is now marketing around 1000 kilograms of garlic per annum from the two tonne wet weight harvested. The garlic is cured for three weeks before it is cleaned up, graded and either sold in loose bulbs or hand braided into bundles. Rejects are used for making insecticide sprays and he also retains his own seed stock.

Around 50 percent of the garlic is sold at farmers’ markets with the rest being sold online. It sells out quickly, usually by April, so customers need to be quick.

No time to rest however — remember the lavender — no sooner has the garlic been harvested and sold than it’s time to harvest the lavender.

The 1400 ‘Grosso’ and ‘Super’ plants are also hand harvested, tied up, and bundled into wool bales and driven to Stratford where they are distilled.

Rex then freeze dries the oil before using it in a number of products including soap, moisturisers, bubble bath, balm, mists and oils.

Shampoo and conditioner bases are made off site with Rex adding the lavender mixes according to the 'scientific' instructions.

You'd think all this would be enough for one man, but Rex its seems doesn't like idle time. In a wee warm nook Sally and Rex have planted a number of herb plants suitable for herbal teas.

“Sally and I drink a lot of herbal tea so we thought we would try growing some. We had been growing camellia sinensis (normal tea) for a couple of years, but it was hammered by the wind, so this spot begged development. Now we are looking to specialise in mints, specifically 'Chocolate Mint' — which smells like chocolate, but tastes minty.

It's early days, but they now have 16 or so varieties or mixes of teas available depending on the season.

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This month, the oldest boat shop in Taranaki, Egmont Marine Services Ltd, has marked 15 years in business and owner, Grant Lister, is pleased with what has been achieved. The well-known business is based on Glover Road, one of the busiest locations in Hawera.

“It was always my dream to give it a crack and make it succeed,” Grant says of the � rm’s beginnings in 1996.

When Grant started out, he was a sole operator and Shirley ran the of� ce but these days he employs several staff. His client base is well beyond Hawera and stretches as far north as Hamilton and Palmerston to the south.

Grant is the � rst to admit however, that there has been a few challenges along the way, such as keeping abreast of the huge advances in technology.

“Gone are the days of just screwdrivers and spanners — now laptops and software are crucial and boat engines are so re� ned and fuel-ef� cient.”

As an Evinrude supplier Grant travels to Australia bi-annually for extra training and a major highlight for Grant last year was an invitation to inspect the Evinrude factory in Milwaukee, USA.

He saw everything from the manufacture of product updates, diagrams of new products and how to carry out nautical fault-� nding to an optimal level and pass the examinations.

“It was absolutely incredible — a totally amazing experience. It had always been a dream of mine to visit and I even got a glimpse into the future of this industry.

This year Egmont Marine was granted a prestigious Smartway franchise, which is “something new for us”.

Grant Lister offers friendly, knowledgeable advice and is the person to see for all boating and water sport needs, at Egmont Marine Services Ltd. Congratulations, Grant on 15 years of quality products and expertise.

Egmont Marine Services Ltd marks 15 years

Government considers raw milk gate salesThis Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

discussion paper is seeking public views on whether to continue the current practise of farm gate sales of raw drinking milk.

Currently, the law allows farmers to sell a daily maximum of five litres of raw milk from their farm for people to drink and give to their family.

Three options are proposed:

• To maintain the current legal position.

• To make some amendments to conditions of

sale, and exempt farmers from an RMP for farm gate sales, but still require them to meet some animal health and hygiene requirements and keep records of sales (this is MAF’s preferred option).

• To make some amendments to conditions of sale and retain the requirement for a risk management programme — a written programme designed to manage the hazards, the wholesomeness and the labelling of animal material and products. (There are no plans for commercial-scale sales of raw milk.


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DEATHS

Adamson, StephenBishop, ValerieEriwata, EvaJones, AlvinOlds,MargaretPerrett, RonaRoberts,NorahThomas, Victor

ADAMSON, StephenGregory. — Passed awaypeacefully at TDHB ICU onSaturday, 2nd July 2011surrounded by his family. Aged36. Much loved son of Viv andthe late Errol, awesomebrother of Kevin and Janeen,Craig, Richard and Kylie, Jenniand Nathan. Caring UncleSteve to Cody, Joshua, Caitlin,Elisha, Ethan and Theo.

In the 15 years since hismotox accident, Steve touchedso many lives and he will bedeeply missed. Rest in PeaceTeddal.

Funeral details to follow.

BISHOP, Valerie Mabel(Val). — Peacefully at home onThursday June 30th, 2011.Dearly loved wife of the lateMax. Loved Mum of Neville,Garry and Reney (Brisbane),Alan and Shirley (Invercargill),Donna and Barrie Wicks.Special Nana of Rodney,Stacy, Kane, Nicola, Pru,Cody, Jayne, Simon andGreat-Nan of Tayla, Jake(Australia), Mia, Ava, Austinand Kayleeam. No flowers byrequest. Messages c/- PO Box4016, New Plymouth 4340.

A service for Val, will be heldin the Chapel of W. Abraham,366 Devon Street East, NewPlymouth, on Wednesday 6July, at 11:00am. PrivateCremation to follow.

ERIWATA, Eva Theresa. —Gracefully with her loved ones,passed away at herhomestead.

She will be arriving at MuruRaupatu at 3pm Monday, July4 2011.

JONES, Alvin LaurenceHenry. — Peacefully at TeRangimarie Hospice after ashort illness, on Wednesday 29June 2011, surrounded by hisloving family. Aged 66 years.Much loved husband and bestfriend of Jo (Josephine).Treasured Dad of Craig andJess, Allison and Richard,Regan and Paula, and Rowenaand Shaun. The mostawesome, funny and bestGranddad of Sam, Ethan, andDaniel; Jayden, and Kazia;Macee, Jimmy, and Jed;Katelyn, Mason, and Michaela.In preference to flowers, adonation may be made toHospice Taranaki and left atthe service. All messages tothe Jones Family, c/- PO Box75, Stratford 4352.

Requiem Mass for Alvin willbe celebrated at the CatholicChurch of the ImmaculateConception, Miranda StreetStratford, on Monday, 4th July2011 at 12.00pm. To befollowed by his burial atKopuatama Cemetery. R.I.P.

Cared for by

OLDS, Margaret Lorraine.— Peacefully at Taranaki BaseHospital, New Plymouth, onThursday 30th June 2011.Aged 78 years. Loved motherand mother in law of Sandi(Hawkes Bay), Barbara(deceased), Sandra and Paul(Hastings), Christopher andElke (Whakatane), Carol(Stratford). Loved grandmotherand great grandmother to allher grandchildren. Specialthanks to Di Di and staff at ICU.All communications to the Oldsfamily, c/o PO Box 218,Stratford 4352.

In accordance withMargaret’s wishes, a privatecremation has been held.

PERRETT, Rona Margaret.— Peacefully at KowhainuiRest Home, Wanganui, onSaturday, 2nd July 2011, aged85 years. Dearly loved wife ofthe late Mervyn and muchloved mother and mother in lawof Daphne and Barry Teague,Pam Reid, Edna and GraemeBright, and Liz and the late RonPerrett. Treasured Grandma ofher 14 grandchildren and 27great grandchildren. Specialfriend to Janet.

Friends are invited to attendthe Funeral Service for Rona,at The Seventh Day AdventistChurch, Dublin Street,Wanganui, on Wednesday, 6thJuly 2011 at 1.00pm, to befollowed by interment at theAramoho Lawn Cemetery.

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ROBERTS, Norah Ethel. —On Wednesday 29th June2011, aged 92 years. Dearlyloved wife of Noel Roberts(d.4/12/2002). Loved motherand mother-in-law of Ian andCarol (Brixton), and Paul andDianne (Australia). Treasurednanna of Julia and ClintonGilbert, Angela and GregWasley, Philip and Che, andJake and Beth Roberts. Greatnanna of Lachlan Wasley.Respected friend of Chris andSteve Barron (all in Australia).

"She was an inspiration to usall and will be sadly missed"

All communications to theRoberts Family, PO Box 462,Hawera 4640. No flowersplease.

Friends are invited to aservice for Norah which will beheld at St Mary’s AnglicanChurch Hawera, on Tuesday5th July 2011, commencing1pm. Private cremationthereafter.

DEATHS

THOMAS, Victor George(Vic). — Passed awaypeacefully, on 30 June 2011, atPort View Rest Home, in his96th year. Much loved fatherand father in law of Les andEileen Thomas, Margaret andFrank Johnstone (deceased),Graeme (deceased) and LeeThomas, Jill and Hunter Will,Sheryl and Gunther Siefert(deceased). Loved grandfatherof Graeme, Tia and BryanThomas; Ricky, Michael, Glennand Nigel Johnstone; Stuartand Lesley Thomas; Wayne,Fiona and Todd Campbell.Great grandfather of Paula,Sean and Dean Thomas andall his other much loved greatgrandchildren. All messages toLes and Eileen Thomas, 63Ngamotu Road, NewPlymouth.

A service will be held for Vicat the Taranaki Crematorium,Junction Road, New Plymouth,on Tuesday 5th July at 11am.

IN MEMORIAM

FORBES, Dean Raymond. -One year today you left thisearth

No more pain you have tosuffer

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I will love you always andforever

— Adrienne ♥

FORBES, Dean Raymond. -Dad:I wish I could see you one

more time come walkingthrough my door,

But I know that it isimpossible I will hearyour voice no more,

I know you can feel my tearsand you don’t want me tocry,

Yet my heart is brokenbecause I can’tunderstand whysomeone so precioushad to die,

I pray that God will give mestrength and somehowget me through as Istruggle with thisheartache caused bylosing you

— Your Daughter Adalee - Ilove you Dad ♥

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FRASER, Gary Malcolm. —4.7.99. In loving memory.

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When your presence is felt inour lives every day.

Triggering a memory, maybegood, maybe sad,

Making us value the specialmoments we had.

Miss you Gary. — Love Lesley,Pieter, Josh and Matt.

IN MEMORIAM

VEALE, Richard Arthur. —A much loved husband,

father, father in law and kokotaken from us all 4th July 2004.

VEALE, Francis Dick. —A much loved dad, father in

law and koko taken from us all29th June 2002.

VEALE, Jordin Nga Whetu.— A much loved daughter,

sister, Aunty, Moko and cousintaken from us 22nd June 1997.

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He’s inquisitive, enjoys a bit of a yarn, calls a spade a spade and thoroughly enjoys his vocation. Bruce Worsnop has spent decades combining his skill and knowledge with science to select sheep with worm tolerance so that ‘dagginess’ is fast becoming history.

Bruce, along with son Patrick and partner Wendy, operate a ram stud and commercial � ock of 2,000 pure bred Lincoln ewes and also breed Belgian Blue cattle. Their Makaroro Road property in the lee of the Ruahine Ranges covers some 1,900 acres of rolling and � at pasture.

“We’ve been selecting our Lincoln Ram stud sires and the females we put into the stud � ock for their tolerance to worms for the last 33 years and have found this to be a very heritable trait,” said Bruce.

Bruce’s primary focus is wool production and, as a breeder, the last three decades have been successful because of the demand for lustrous

wool, mohair blends and the hand knotted rug market.

Lincoln sheep, the heaviest wool-producing breed, were the � rst English long wool breed to become established in New Zealand but more recently they have been used as a � rst crossing sire to lift wool production in a � ock. One example is the Lincoln Perendale cross, which produces 23 percent more wool than a pure Perendale.

With his � nger on the pulse when it comes to the wool industry, Bruce is hopeful the Campaign for Wool, launched by Prince Charles earlier this year, will promote the bene� ts of wool and see an increase in demand. The campaign, which Bruce describes as ‘a breath of fresh air’ is a great opportunity for wool growers to consolidate, unite and support the project.

As for the future Bruce is still experimenting but is rather tight lipped about his work.

The grand daddy of the wool producers

Northland Field Days 2012, from March 3, is gearing up to be bigger and better than ever. Now in its 28th year, planning for the annual event starts before the last is even finished.

The event is believed to be the second largest agricultural event in New Zealand, with 25,000 visitors and over 550 exhibitors showcasing their products.

The 2012 event also has some new, exciting additions including two major gate prizes — both lifestyle and

rural and visitors can enter each day they attend.

Sites for 2012 have been filling fast but due to development of the grounds to cater for growth, some sites are still available. Sales and Marketing Coordinator, Gwenda Reid says any queries are welcome.

President, Lew Duggan, adds “This year new businesses are booking sites as they believe the future is looking more positive for the agricultural sector.”

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December 2011 Highlights

PARELLI: NATURAL HORSEMANSHIPPremieres Monday December 19 at 9PM

Pat and Linda Parelli are internationally renowned as some of the world’s most provocative and most respected thinkers and teachers of Natural Horsemanship.

Their teaching style is magnetic, motivational and effective. In fact, their teachings are in such demand that they have groomed Parelli Instructors to teach more of the Level 1 Partnership and Level 2 Harmony clinics while they begin to concentrate on the higher level students.

If you truly love horses and have an interest in natural horse training, you’ll love Parelli: Natural Horsemanship only on Country99TV.

GUCCI MASTERS Premieres Tuesday December 20 at 6.30PM

Following on from the stunning success of the 2010 edition, the esteemed Italian Fashion house Gucci will once again lend its name to one of the most celebrated events on the equestrian sporting calendar, the Gucci Masters.

Established in December 2009, it is one of the world's most prestigious indoor equestrian competitions, showcasing all the top international riders in the highest classes of jumping. And as the house celebrates its 90th birthday this year, Gucci continues to lead the sporting glamour of the equestrian world.

The prestigious three day programme is comprised of 23 trials, climaxing with the Gucci Grand Prix on Sunday, December 4th with the winner taking away €300,000. But by far the most anticipated event is the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final, a itinerant competition which is this year making its return to the French capital.

FEI WORLD CUP DRESSAGEPremieres Friday December 30 at 9PM

The Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage series showcases the best in FEI Dressage and brings together the top riders and the best locations. Riders at this level are the ambassadors of our sport and are instrumental in keeping the spotlight focused on elite performance,

while inspiring talented young riders to deploy the dedication that is necessary to reach the top.

The origins of Dressage can be traced back to Ancient Greece and it is considered to be the most artistic equestrian discipline. The highest expression of horse training, it is used as the groundwork for all the other equestrian disciplines. In recent years, the popularity of this aesthetically pleasing sport has increased rapidly.

2011 AGRIBUSINESS YEAR IN REVIEWPremieres Saturday December 31 at 7.00PM

Join Mark Leishman for a look back at all the stories that made headlines in the rural sector throughout 2011.

WEATHER 2011 – THE YEAR IN REVIEWPremieres Saturday December 31 at 8PM

It’s been a year of the deathly Tornado, snow in Auckland, fl oods and highs and lows. Join Philip Duncan for a look back at the year in weather and get a glimpse into what 2012 may have in-store.

NEW YEAR’S EVE SPECIAL – THE MARTY STUART MUSIC-A-THONSaturday December 31 from 8.30PM – 5AM New Year’s Day

Marty Stuart is one of the most eclectic performers, seamlessly transitioning between honky-tonk, rockabilly, traditional country and bluegrass. He is one of country music’s most historically-minded ‘new’ traditionalists.

Marty Stuart is an accomplished artist, performer, producer, writer and photographer. His career began at the tender age of 12 when he began playing mandolin with the Sullivan Family. He then moved to Nashville to join Lester Flatt & the Nashville Grass and eventually landed the job he had always wanted - performing with the Johnny Cash band. After more than six years with Johnny Cash, Stuart pulled together his own band, launched his own label and the rest is history.

The Marty Stuart Music-A-Thon, Saturday December 31 from 8.30pm only on Country99TV is a must-see for country music fans.

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05:30 National Tractor Pulling Championship

Friday 9 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather08:00 Ag PhD08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather09:00 FEI European Championships10:00 Pro Bull 201011:00 Landline12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather12:30 Ag PhD13:00 Money Talks13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather14:00 America’s Heartland14:30 Hell On Hooves15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 Garden Rambles17:00 Landline18:00 Classic Tractor Fever18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog

Trial Championship20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 Straight Talk 21:00 FEI European

Championships 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship23:30 Classic Tractor Fever00:00 America’s Heartland00:30 Ag PhD01:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship01:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather02:00 Pro Bull 201003:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship03:30 Landline04:30 Ag PhD05:00 Farming Sunday05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

saTurday 10 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 FEI Equestrian World 201107:30 Along For The Ride08:00 FEI European Championships09:00 At Home With Carl Hester 09:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather10:00 TOWER Sector Report10:30 Money Talks11:00 Ag PhD11:30 Straight Talk12:00 America’s Heartland12:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 13:00 FEI Equestrian World 201113:30 Along For The Ride14:00 FEI European Championships15:00 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 16:00 TOWER Sector Report16:30 America’s Heartland17:00 Ag PhD17:30 Straight Talk18:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas18:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 19:00 Classic Tractor Fever19:30 The Week In Agri-Business 20:00 Inside Music Row 20:30 TruCountry 21:00 The Marty Stuart Show 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders 22:00 America’s Heartland22:30 FEI European Championships23:30 Along For The Ride00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 FEI European Championships02:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201103:00 FEI Equestrian World 201103:30 Along For The Ride04:00 TOWER Sector Report04:30 Money Talks05:00 Ag PhD05:30 Straight Talk

sunday 11 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201107:00 FEI European Championships

08:00 FEI Equestrian World 201108:30 Along For The Ride09:00 Farming Sunday 09:30 Straight Talk10:00 Money Talks10:30 TOWER Sector Report11:00 The Week In Agri-Business11:30 America’s Heartland12:00 The Horse13:00 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 14:00 FEI Equestrian World 201114:30 Along For The Ride15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 America’s Heartland16:30 Straight Talk17:00 Farming Sunday17:30 TOWER Sector Report18:00 Pro Bull 2011 19:00 The Week In Agri-Business19:30 Farming Sunday20:00 Classic Tractor Fever20:30 The Marty Stuart Show21:00 Inside Music Row21:30 TruCountry22:00 FEI Equestrian World 201122:30 Along For The Ride23:00 FEI European Championships00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 Along For The Ride01:30 At Home With Carl Hester02:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201103:00 FEI European Championships04:00 Money Talks04:30 Straight Talk05:00 TOWER Sector Report05:30 Ag PhD

Monday 12 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business08:00 Farming Sunday08:30 The Week In Agri-Business09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles


12:00 The Week In Agri-Business12:30 Farming Sunday13:00 Money Talks13:30 The Week In Agri-Business14:00 Straight Talk14:30 Ag PhD15:00 Farming Sunday15:30 The Horse 16:30 Gardening Australia17:00 Smart Gardening17:30 HSBC FEI Classics 201118:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 America’s Heartland20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 TOWER Sector Report 21:00 The Stud Tour 21:30 Hell On Hooves22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship23:30 Your Beautiful Garden00:00 Gardening Australia00:30 Smart Gardening01:00 National Tractor Pulling



Championship03:30 Your Beautiful Garden04:00 Gardening Australia04:30 Smart Gardening05:00 Along For The Ride05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Tuesday 13 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather08:00 TOWER Sector Report08:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather

09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather12:30 TOWER Sector Report13:00 Straight Talk13:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather14:00 TOWER Sector Report14:30 The Stud Tour 15:00 America’s Heartland15:30 Along For The Ride16:00 Cowboy Flavor16:30 Barbecue University17:00 NZ on a Plate17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen18:00 Team Fredericks - In

Control 18:30 Gucci Masters 2011 19:30 Hell On Hooves 20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 America’s Heartland21:00 Straight Talk21:30 Along For The Ride 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship23:30 NZ on a Plate00:00 Barbecue University00:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen01:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship03:30 NZ on a Plate04:00 Barbecue University04:30 FEI European Championships05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

COUNTRY99TV IS YOUR RURAL NETWORK www.country99tv.co.nz

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Wed 14 Dec - Tues 20 DecWednesday 14 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 Hell On Hooves07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather08:00 Straight Talk08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather09:00 Along For The Ride09:30 FEI Equestrian World 201110:00 Race Country10:30 HSBC FEI Classics 201111:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather12:30 Straight Talk13:00 TOWER Sector Report13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen15:30 Gucci Masters 201116:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles18:00 Team Fredericks - In



Weather 20:30 Money Talks 21:00 World Sheep Dog Trials 23:00 National Tractor Pulling



Championship03:30 Your Beautiful Garden04:00 Garden Rambles05:00 FEI Equestrian World 201105:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Thursday 15 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather08:00 Money Talks08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather09:00 Gardening Australia09:30 Cowboy Flavor10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen11:00 Garden Rambles12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather12:30 Money Talks13:00 The Stud Tour13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather14:00 Landline15:00 Barbecue University15:30 FEI Equestrian World 201116:00 Gardening Australia16:30 NZ on a Plate17:00 Your Beautiful Garden17:30 The Fresh Life18:00 Team Fredericks - In






Championship03:30 Gardening Australia04:00 NZ on a Plate04:30 Your Beautiful Garden05:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011


Friday 16 dec 06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Country99 TV News & Weather08:00 Ag PhD08:30 Country99 TV News & Weather09:00 FEI European Championships10:00 Pro Bull 201011:00 Landline12:00 Country99 TV News & Weather12:30 Ag PhD13:00 Money Talks13:30 Country99 TV News & Weather14:00 America’s Heartland14:30 Hell On Hooves15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 Garden Rambles17:00 Landline18:00 Classic Tractor Fever18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog


Weather 20:30 Straight Talk 21:00 FEI European





Championship

saTurday 17 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011 07:30 Along For The Ride08:00 FEI European Championships09:00 FEI Equestrian World 201109:30 Country99 TV News & Weather10:00 TOWER Sector Report10:30 Money Talks11:00 Ag PhD11:30 Straight Talk12:00 America’s Heartland12:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 13:00 FEI Equestrian World 201113:30 Along For The Ride14:00 FEI European Championships15:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201116:00 TOWER Sector Report16:30 America’s Heartland17:00 Ag PhD17:30 Straight Talk18:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas18:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 19:00 Classic Tractor Fever19:30 The Week In Agri-Business 20:00 Inside Music Row 20:30 TruCountry 21:00 The Marty Stuart Show 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders 22:00 America’s Heartland22:30 FEI European Championships23:30 Along For The Ride00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 FEI European Championships02:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201103:00 FEI Equestrian World 201103:30 Along For The Ride04:00 TOWER Sector Report04:30 Money Talks05:00 Ag PhD05:30 Straight Talk

sunday 18 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201107:00 FEI European Championships08:00 FEI Equestrian World 2011

08:30 Along For The Ride09:00 Farming Sunday 09:30 Straight Talk10:00 Money Talks10:30 TOWER Sector Report11:00 The Week In Agri-Business11:30 America’s Heartland12:00 The Horse13:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201114:00 FEI Equestrian World 201114:30 Along For The Ride15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 America’s Heartland16:30 Straight Talk17:00 Farming Sunday17:30 TOWER Sector Report18:00 Pro Bull 2011 19:00 The Week In Agri-Business19:30 Farming Sunday20:00 Classic Tractor Fever20:30 The Marty Stuart Show21:00 Inside Music Row21:30 TruCountry22:00 FEI Equestrian World 201122:30 Along For The Ride23:00 FEI European Championships00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 Along For The Ride01:30 FEI Equestrian World 201102:00 HSBC FEI Classics 201103:00 FEI European Championships04:00 Money Talks04:30 Straight Talk05:00 TOWER Sector Report05:30 Ag PhD

Monday 19 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 The Week In Agri-Business08:00 Farming Sunday08:30 The Week In Agri-Business09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

12:00 The Week In Agri-Business12:30 Farming Sunday13:00 Money Talks13:30 The Week In Agri-Business14:00 Straight Talk14:30 Ag PhD15:00 Farming Sunday15:30 The Horse 16:30 Gardening Australia17:00 Smart Gardening17:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 Best Of Sector Report

2011 21:00 Parelli: Natural

Horsemanship 21:30 Hell On Hooves22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling





Championship

Tuesday 20 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling


Weather08:00 Best Of Sector Report 201108:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather

09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather12:30 Best Of Sector Report 201113:00 Straight Talk13:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather14:00 Best Of Sector Report 201114:30 The Stud Tour15:00 America’s Heartland15:30 Along For The Ride16:00 Cowboy Flavor16:30 Barbecue University17:00 NZ on a Plate17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen18:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship18:30 Gucci Masters 2011 19:30 Hell On Hooves20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 America’s Heartland21:00 Straight Talk21:30 Along For The Ride 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling





Championship



PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Wed 21 Dec - Wed 28 DecWednesday 21 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 Hell On Hooves07:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather08:00 Straight Talk08:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather09:00 Along For The Ride09:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship10:00 Race Country10:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 11:30 National Tractor Pulling


Weather12:30 Straight Talk13:00 Best Of Sector Report 201113:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather14:00 Ag PhD 14:30 Farming Sunday15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen15:30 Gucci Masters 201116:30 Animal S.O.S. 17:00 Garden Rambles18:00 FEI Equestrian World 201118:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog

Trial Championship20:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather 20:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series 21:00 World Sheep Dog Trials 23:00 National Tractor Pulling




Championship03:30 Your Beautiful Garden04:00 Garden Rambles

05:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Thursday 22 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling


Weather08:00 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series08:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather09:00 Gardening Australia09:30 Cowboy Flavor10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen11:00 Garden Rambles12:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather12:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series13:00 The Stud Tour13:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather14:00 Landline15:00 Barbecue University15:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship16:00 Gardening Australia16:30 NZ on a Plate17:00 Your Beautiful Garden17:30 The Fresh Life18:00 At Home With Carl Hester 18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog




Championship

01:30 Country99 TV News & Weather

02:00 Pro Bull 201003:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship03:30 Gardening Australia04:00 NZ on a Plate04:30 Your Beautiful Garden05:00 FEI Equestrian World 201105:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Friday 23 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling


Weather08:00 Ag PhD08:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather09:00 FEI European Championships10:00 Pro Bull 201011:00 Landline12:00 Country99 TV News &

Weather12:30 Ag PhD13:00 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series13:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather14:00 America’s Heartland14:30 Hell On Hooves15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 Garden Rambles17:00 Landline18:00 Classic Tractor Fever18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 TUX North Island & NZ Dog


Weather 20:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 21:00 FEI European


Championship23:30 Classic Tractor Fever

00:00 America’s Heartland00:30 Ag PhD01:00 National Tractor Pulling




Championship

saTurday 24 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 FEI Equestrian World 201107:30 Along For The Ride08:00 FEI European Championships09:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship09:30 Country99 TV News &

Weather10:00 Best Of Sector Report 201110:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series11:00 Ag PhD11:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:00 America’s Heartland12:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 13:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship13:30 Along For The Ride14:00 FEI European Championships15:00 Gucci Masters 201116:00 Best Of Sector Report 201116:30 America’s Heartland17:00 Ag PhD17:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201118:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas18:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 19:00 Classic Tractor Fever19:30 The Week In Agri-Business 20:00 Inside Music Row 20:30 TruCountry 21:00 The Marty Stuart Show 21:30 Cumberland Highlanders

22:00 America’s Heartland22:30 FEI European Championships23:30 Along For The Ride00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 FEI European Championships02:00 Gucci Masters 201103:00 FEI Equestrian World 201103:30 Along For The Ride04:00 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series04:30 America’s Heartland05:00 Ag PhD05:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011

sunday 25 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201107:00 FEI European Championships08:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship08:30 Along For The Ride09:00 Farming Sunday 12:00 Dog-A-Thon: TUX North Island

& NZ Dog Trial Championship18:00 Pro Bull 201119:00 The Week In Agri-Business19:30 TruCountry20:30 The Marty Stuart Show21:00 Inside Music Row21:30 TruCountry22:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship22:30 Along For The Ride23:00 FEI European Championships00:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 Along For The Ride01:30 Gucci Masters 201102:30 Along For The Ride03:00 FEI European Championships04:00 America’s Heartland04:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201105:00 Best Of Sector Report 201105:30 Ag PhD

Monday 26 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 201108:00 Farming Sunday08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011

09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening 10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship12:00 Badminton 2011 Course

Walk Preview 12:30 Badminton Horse Trials

2011 Dressage 13:30 Badminton Horse Trials

2011 Cross Country 17:30 Badminton Horse Trials

2011 Showjumping 18:00 Horse Of The Year 2011 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 Best Of Sector Report 201120:30 Best Of Sector Report 201121:00 Parelli: Natural

Horsemanship 21:30 Hell On Hooves22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship01:30 Best Of Sector Report 201102:00 Pro Bull 201003:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship

Tuesday 27 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 201108:00 Best Of Sector Report 201108:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011

09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:30 Best Of Sector Report 201113:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201113:30 Ag PhD14:00 Best Of Sector Report 201114:30 The Stud Tour15:00 America’s Heartland15:30 Along For The Ride16:00 Cowboy Flavor16:30 Barbecue University17:00 NZ on a Plate17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen18:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 Golden Shears 20:00 Best Of Sector Report

2011 20:30 America’s Heartland21:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201121:30 Along For The Ride 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling




Championship

Wednesday 28 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report 2011


PROGRAMME SCHEDULE Wed 28 Dec - Tues 3 Jan08:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201108:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201109:00 Along For The Ride09:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship10:00 Race Country10:30 HSBC FEI Classics 2011 11:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship12:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 13:00 Best Of Sector Report 201113:30 Ag PhD14:00 Ag PhD14:30 Farming Sunday15:00 The Cowboys’ Kitchen15:30 Horse Of The Year 2011 16:30 Animal S.O.S.17:00 Garden Rambles18:00 Kihikihi International

Horse Trials 2 Star 18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship20:00 Best Of Sector Report

2011 20:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series 21:00 World Sheep Dog Trials 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling



Championship03:30 Your Beautiful Garden04:00 Garden Rambles05:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Thursday 29 dec06:00 Pro Bull 2010


07:30 Best Of Sector Report 201108:00 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201109:00 Gardening Australia09:30 Cowboy Flavor10:00 Your Beautiful Garden 10:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen11:00 Garden Rambles12:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series13:00 The Stud Tour13:30 Ag PhD14:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog

2011 15:00 Barbecue University15:30 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship16:00 Gardening Australia16:30 NZ on a Plate17:00 Your Beautiful Garden17:30 The Fresh Life18:00 At Home With Carl Hester 18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship20:00 Best Of Sector Report

2011 20:30 Best Of Sector Report

2011 21:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201121:30 Classic Tractor Fever22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling



Championship03:30 Gardening Australia

04:00 NZ on a Plate04:30 Your Beautiful Garden05:00 FEI Equestrian World 201105:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

Friday 30 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Best Of Sector Report

2011 08:00 Ag PhD08:30 Best Of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 FEI European Championships10:00 Pro Bull 201011:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 201112:00 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:30 North Otago Rural Outlook

Series13:00 Ag PhD13:30 Ag PhD14:00 America’s Heartland14:30 Golden Shears15:00 FEI European Championships16:00 Garden Rambles17:00 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 201118:00 Classic Tractor Fever18:30 Pro Bull 201019:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship20:00 Best Of Sector Report 201120:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201121:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/2012 22:00 Pro Bull 201023:00 National Tractor Pulling



Championship

03:30 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 201104:30 Ag PhD05:00 Farming Sunday05:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship

saTurday 31 dec06:00 Pro Bull 201007:00 FEI Equestrian World 201107:30 Along For The Ride08:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201209:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship09:30 Tux Yard and Handy Dog 201110:30 Best Of Sector Report

2011 11:00 Ag PhD11:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201112:00 America’s Heartland12:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 13:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship13:30 Along For The Ride14:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201215:00 Horse Of The Year 2011 16:00 Best Of Sector Report 201116:30 America’s Heartland17:00 Ag PhD17:30 Best Of Straight Talk 201118:00 Outdoors With Geoff Thomas18:30 Outdoors With Geoff

Thomas 19:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In

Review 20:00 Weather 2011 - The Year

In Review 20:30 The Marty Stuart Show

sunday 1 Jan06:00 Pro Bull 201107:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201208:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship08:30 Along For The Ride09:00 Farming Sunday 09:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 10:00 Best of Sector Report 2011

10:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In Review

11:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In Review

12:00 The Horse13:00 Horse Of The Year 201114:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship14:30 Along For The Ride15:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201216:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In

Review17:00 Weather 2011 - The Year In

Review17:30 America’s Heartland18:00 Pro Bull 2011 19:00 Best of Sector Report 201119:30 Farming Sunday20:00 Classic Tractor Fever20:30 The Marty Stuart Show 21:00 Inside Music Row 21:30 TruCountry 22:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship22:30 Along For The Ride23:00 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201200:00 Pro Bull 201001:00 Along For The Ride01:30 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201202:30 Along For The Ride03:00 Horse Of The Year 201104:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In


Review05:30 Best of Sector Report 2011

Monday 2 Jan06:00 Pro Bull 2011 07:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In


Review09:00 Your Beautiful Garden 09:30 Gardening Australia 10:00 Smart Gardening

10:30 Garden Rambles 11:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship12:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In


Review13:30 Ag PhD14:00 Farming Sunday14:30 2011 Agribusiness Year In

Review15:30 The Horse16:30 Gardening Australia17:00 Smart Gardening17:30 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201218:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 America’s Heartland 20:00 2011 Agribusiness Year In

Review21:00 Parelli: Natural

Horsemanship 21:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In

Review22:00 Pro Bull 201123:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship01:30 Weather 2011 - The Year In

Review02:00 Pro Bull 201103:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship

Tuesday 3 Jan06:00 Pro Bull 201107:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship 07:30 Best of Sector Report 2011

08:00 Best of Sector Report 2011 08:30 Best of Straight Talk 2011 09:00 Cowboy Flavor 09:30 Barbecue University 10:00 NZ on a Plate 10:30 5 Ingredient Fix 11:00 Surfing the Menu 11:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen 12:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 12:30 Best of Sector Report 201113:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 13:30 Ag PhD 14:00 Best of Sector Report 201114:30 The Stud Tour15:00 America’s Heartland15:30 Along For The Ride16:00 Cowboy Flavor16:30 Barbecue University17:00 NZ on a Plate17:30 The Cowboys’ Kitchen18:00 Parelli: Natural Horsemanship18:30 Pro Bull 2011 19:30 Golden Shears20:00 ASB Rural Innovation Week20:30 America’s Heartland21:00 Best of Straight Talk 2011 21:30 Along For The Ride22:00 Pro Bull 201123:00 National Tractor Pulling


Championship01:30 Best of Sector Report 201102:00 Pro Bull 201103:00 National Tractor Pulling

Championship03:30 NZ on a Plate04:00 Barbecue University04:30 FEI World Cup Dressage

2011/201205:30 National Tractor Pulling

Championship



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