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Monday
15 April 2019
1462 Kaniere
Kowhitirangi
Road, Hokitika
Handout
prepared by:
DairyNZ
Winners Field Day
Winners
West Coast/Top of the South
Thomas & Hannah
Oats
dairyindustryawards.co.nz
George King
Jeffrey Hawes
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FIELD DAY PROGRAMME
Monday 15th April 2019
10:30am Welcome, Introductions and Health & Safety
Heather McKay, Regional Manager; West Coast/Top of the South
Lead Facilitator of today’s field day is Angela Leslie; Consulting Officer supported by
Maria Lockington; DairyNZ West Coast
10.35am Dairy Trainee of the Year – Jeffrey Hawes
10.45am Dairy Manager of the Year – George King
11.15am Share Farmers of the Year – Thomas & Hannah Oats
12:55pm Past Winner’s Reflection – Chris & Carla Staples
1.05pm BBQ lunch
BBQ lunch kindly sponsored by Silver Fern Farms and New World Hokitika
Morning tea kindly supplied by Westpac
Health and Safety notices
All children must be supervised by an adult at all times
Visitors must remain with the group and follow signs and directions
The farm has a non-smoking policy
This is an agricultural workplace please take care
Please see one of the DairyNZ team if you require any assistance
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NZDIA 2019 RESULTS
SHARE FARMER OF THE YEAR Thomas & Hannah Oats
RUNNER UP Jamie & Felicity Thomas
THIRD Justine Kelly
FARM MANAGER OF THE YEAR George King
RUNNER UP Rachael Lind
THIRD Laurens & Leigh Foulger
DAIRY TRAINEE OF THE YEAR Jeffrey Hawes
RUNNER UP Dallas Bradley
THIRD Jarrod Rae
MERIT AWARDS
SHARE FARMER OF THE YEAR
DairyNZ Human Resources Award Justine Kelly
Ecolab Farm Dairy Hygiene Award Thomas & Hannah Oats
Federated Farmers Leadership Award Michael & Cheryl Shearer
Honda Farm Safety,Health & Biosecurity Award Justine Kelly
LIC Recording and Productivity Award Justine Kelly
Meridian Farm Environment Award Thomas & Hannah Oats
Ravensdown Pasture Performance Award Jamie & Felicity Thomas
Westpac Business Performance Award Thomas & Hannah Oats
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DAIRY MANAGER OF THE YEAR
PAMU Farms of New Zealand Employee Engagement Award Clay Paton
Cuffs Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Leadership Award Rachael Lind
PGG Wrightson - Livestock & Real Estate Feed Management Award George King
DeLaval Livestock Management Award George King
Fonterra Dairy Management Award George King
PrimaryITO Power Play Award Laurens & Leigh Foulger
Westpac Personal Planning & Financial Management Award Laurens & Leigh Foulger
DAIRY TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
West Coast/Top of the South DIA Most Promising Entrant Award Stephanie Gray
Dairy Holdings Limited Farming Knowledge Award Alexis Wells
Silver Fern Farms Community & Industry Involvement Award Jeffrey Hawes
Greenfield Motors Communication & Engagement Award Jeffrey Hawes
DairyNZ Practical Skills Award Dallas Bradley
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DAIRY TRAINEE OF THE YEAR
Jeffrey Hawes
Merit Awards | Judges Citations
Silver Fern Farms Community &
Industry Involvement Award
Being passionate about Airsoft and with no
club on the West Coast, Jeffrey decided to
start his own. He has put his likable
personality, clear communication and great
leadership skills to good use and has managed
to secure land, gain membership and register
his club on the national register. He regularly
takes teams to competitions around New
Zealand, ensuring the West Coast is
represented.
Greenfield Motors Communication &
Engagement Award
Jeffrey has a clear and confident
communication style, coupled with his drive
and enthusiasm for the dairy industry he
swiftly won over the judges and drew them in
to what he had to say. The judges believe that
Jeffrey has what it takes to be a great
ambassador for the dairy industry and are
looking forward to seeing him in leadership
roles in the future.
Background
● A West Coaster who is 23 years of age
● Studied Information Communication
Technology
● Worked in ICT for 2 years
● Has been an environmental technician at
K2 Environmental
● Driver and yardman at Crofts and Move
logistics
● Started at Pamu Farms of NZ in Jan 2018
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Farm Overview Off farm interests
● Bell Hill Dairy Unit – Pamu Farms of New ● Spending time with wife, Sarah and son
Zealand Charlie who will be 2 in August
● 940 cows ● Jeff is a volunteer firefighter
● 449 Ha effective ● Avid Airsoft competitor – Founded
● 60 bale rotary with ACR’s and Westernfront Airsoft Club
automation
● 18/19 season production est. 305,000
kg/ms
Goals
● Farm ownership of around 200 cows
● Wishes to follow the private farming
pathway of contract milking through
share milking to farm ownership
● Grow the Airsoft club (which Jeff
founded) and the sport nationally
● Complete Level 4 Diploma in Agriculture
Training
● Milk Quality course
● Level 3 Pasture Management
● Currently studying Level 3 Animal
Husbandry
● Pamu Farms of NZ Health & Safety
Leadership training
Jeff wishes to start Level 4 Diploma
inAgriculture before the end of 2019
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DAIRY MANAGER OF THE YEAR
George King
Merit Awards | Judges Citations
PGG Wrightson - Livestock & Real
Estate Feed Management Award
George was maximizing pasture growth
matching feed demands and ensuring the
animals are grazing on quality pasture with the
detailed plan around re-grassing and crop
establishment. Georges regular monitoring
was outstanding and achieving extremely high
per cow production.
DeLaval Livestock Management Award
George showed a clear plan for seasonal
management of his herd. There was great care
taken to ensure cows meet body condition
targets throughout the season. He had a very
good eye for stock which showed in high 6
week in calf rates and low empty rates.
George's attention to detail was a credit to
him.
Fonterra Dairy Management Award
George showed a detailed understanding in this area and how it can affect the farms performance. He
had good policies and procedures around identifying and preventing potential milk quality issues. Judges
were impressed that with the systems and procedures in place around the dairy shed.
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Background
● Brought up on family farm
● 1yr at Mt. Somers Station
● Stockman at Double Hill Station in Rakaia Gorge
● Came home to Cape Foulwind family farm for 1 yr
● Dairy Production Manager in Ngatea for Landcorp milking 700 cows
● Home to Cape Foulwind family farm in 2008.
Training and Development
● Attended St. Andrews College from 6th form & gained Bursary in Agriculture
● Studied Diploma in Farm Management at Lincoln University
Farm Overview
● Farm owned by Alex and Julie King
● 280 cows
● On track to achieve 127,000 kg/ms 18/19 season
● 103 Ha effective
● 18 Ha support block
● 40 ASHB with in shed feeding
● 460 kg/DM imported feed fed through season (dairy pellet and baleage)
● Rainfall 2 m/yr
Responsibilities
● Day to day management of the dairy farm
o People Management
o Livestock Management
o Pasture Management
o Milk Quality Management
Strengths of the farm
● Family owned and operated
● A mix of soil types to buffer both wet and dry climatic variables
8Goal setting
● 500 kg/ms/cow
● 2020 – Capital gain through youngstock purchase
● 2020 – 50/50 SM
● Farm ownership is the ultimate goal along with a lifestyle that includes and cares for his children
Power Play - Environment
George actively seeks ways to encourage biodiversity into the farm system. With limited use of
insecticides in cropping processes and plantings undertaken he feels he is taking all steps he can to
protect native birds and the ecosystem on his farm as a whole. The ragwort moth has been an example
of how he has nurtured the natural environment to utilize biodiverse methods to help solve a weed
problem on farm.
● Waterway management:
o 98% permanently fenced, 100% stock excluded.
● Water use:
o Recycles cooler water, exploring more ways to capture water
● Land management:
o Paddocks contoured to reduce water runoff
● Waste management:
o Effluent ponds, consented to discharge
● Climate Change:
o Comprehensive planting plans for the farm, with a focus to offset carbon emissions.
Assessing types of feed in the system to mitigate GHG.
o Has a focus on efficient fertilizer application by monitor weather and applying when is
best.
9SHARE FARMER OF THE YEAR
Thomas & Hannah Oats
Merit Awards | Judges Citations
Ecolab Farm Dairy Hygiene Award waterways and riparian planting. Thomas and
Hannah take pride in the well-presented farm
Thomas and Hannah are very particular about and showing their environment to visitors.
shed hygiene and cleanliness and have a good
understanding of the things that affect milk Westpac Business Performance Award
quality. This was evidenced by many years of Thomas and Hannah had outstanding attention
grade free supply and a well presented dairy to detail in relation to their finances. They are
shed. very well acquainted with their numbers,
Meridian Farm Environment Award understand their taxation obligations and have a
very clear and realistic plan of how they are going
Thomas and Hannah are well aware of to meet their short and long-term goals.
compliance requirements and showed evidence
of using good management practices with things
such as good soil management, fencing of
10Background
filling in on days off at O’Riellys farming and
Thomas and Hannah met while still at school in
helping mind the children. On most of their days
Hokitika. Thomas left school at 17 and worked on
off they would go up to Mawheraiti to help on
the family dairy farm on Johnson Rd,
the farm as they were going contract milking
Kowhitarangi. Hannah (15) could be found on the
there the next season and were excited about
farm most days after school and the weekends
the opportunity.
and this sparked a real love of farming in her so
she studied through the Gateway programme The couple moved together to Turkey Creek
with Thomas and his father, Tegal, as trainers and Farm, Mawheraiti, which was owned by Thomas’
mentors. Right from this young age Thomas and parents, to contract milk. They held this position
Hannah have had a goal of farming to achieve for 6 years helping to grow the farm from a self
farm ownership. contained 300 cow farm to a 360 cow farm with
a runoff production increasing from
Thomas worked on the farm until it was sold.
118,000KgMs to around 170,000KgMs. During
Tegal and Wendy bought a farm in the Grey
this time Hannah and Thomas were married, 22nd
Valley.
February 2014, and had 2 children Ellie 5 years
and Charlie 3 years, who have always been fully
immersed in the day to day operation of the
farm.
Interests include:
• Bush walks with kids up local mountains
• Making the most of the ‘free’ things we
have on our back doorstep including
enjoying the lakes and beaches
• Creating fun on farm e.g.camping, sack on
back of motorbike
• Including the children in helping welcome
and show AirBnB guests around the farm
• Teaching the kids farming skills
Off farm income:
Hannah and Thomas work often work outside of
the farm to maximise savings this includes:
• Relief milking; both Thomas and Hannah
relief milk on 3 separate farms each often
milking their own cows as well before
heading out to milk other herds
Hannah and Thomas stayed around Hokitika for • Hannah runs an AirBnB beside the house
another year, Thomas working fulltime as a 2IC • Hannah has just completed her
for Karen and Peter O’Rielly at Lake Kaniere with apprenticeship with LIC to be an AI
Hannah milking most days for Phill Routhan and Technician
11Short-Term Goals Personal Goals
Financial Goals ● Simple fun lifestyle enjoying the ‘free
things’ and to save as much as possible
Thomas and Hannah have short term goals of
● Being involved with Ellie and Charlie
saving $100,000/year for the next 5-6 years by
through their learning, school,
micro-managing the herd, learning all the time
community
and targeting being exceptional at what they do
● Be very financially stable by 50 to enable
and season on season being consistent.
options for travel etc
Farm Management Goals
Long-Term Goals
• Remain self-contained: 140 cows
Hannah and Thomas plan to buy half Lyndale
maximum
Farm by 2026 with another 5-6 years to buy it
• Target days in milk (DIM) per cow by:
outright. Longer term goals include semi-
milking most cows in to June if
retirement by 50 years of age with flexibility to
conditions and feed supply allow.
travel, and a farm for Ellie and Charlie plus
• Maintain daily per cow production above runoff for Thomas and Hannah.
2kgMS till March by: feeding quality
grass, strategic use of supplement,
strategic use of minerals, using milk urea
as an indicator
• All grass wintering
• Micro manage as much as possible whilst
keeping a simple system.
12Lyndale Farm
Farm Owners Stu and Adriane Coleman
Area 84ha
Soil Silt loam medium depth
Altitude & Rainfall 40m ASL, 3m annual rainfall
Fertility pH P K S
5.9 41 3 5
Fertiliser History N P K S
180 40 60 100
Use of high analysis fertiliser DAP and Crop ammo pot through urea silo. This
is applied every grazing round. Aim to repopulate clover by raising
Molybdenum levels. Aim pH 6.5 to maximise nutrient availability. 3T Lime/ha
last season 2T lime/ha applied this year.
Drainage Surface drainage plus aerate – fairly free draining
Special Features • Tidy and well fenced
• planting Italian alder along fence lines
• Fenced off waterways and planted flaxes
• Surface drains highly effective no flooding
Stock and Production
Season kg/MS Cow Cows KgMS KgMS/ha
Farm Owners 17/18 536 98 52,500 625
Estimated 18/19 550 129 71,000 845
Target 19/20 550 140 77,000 917
13On Farm Management
Communication With farm owners:
Tools
• Regular phone calls,
• messages
• visits weekly to fortnightly
• Very healthy and close relationship with Stu and Adrianne
Day to day planning:
Thomas and Hannah extensively use calendars and planners to keep track of
relief milking rosters, AirBnB bookings, grazing plans etc.
Staff Hannah, Thomas plus help from the children Ellie and Charlie
Health & Safety Have written plan plus a practical plan in place – main focus on keeping kids safe.
Grew up with practical safety becoming second nature e.g. riding to your ability.
This is how Thomas and Hannah were trained and they are passing this onto their
children
Pasture • Aim to ryegrass the farm over the next 10+ years
Management • Target ryegrass pasture species with variable heading dates and late
aftermath heading. Use DairyNZ Forage Value Index plus research to
achieve this
• Pastures are in good weed free condition due to diligent weed control by
the farm owners Stu and Adrianne Coleman – However this also means
there is little presence of clover
• Docks and flat weeds will continue to be controlled by diligent weed
control at regressing and 3-4 years after with Backup
• Focus now in reintroducing clover and plantain
• Aim to trial introducing plantain in existing pastures via seed ingested by
cows in meal then harrow.
• Target longevity of pastures aim for 20 years + by looking after pastures
exceptionally well
• Play to strengths of the West Coast – never moisture stressed!
• Starch and protein blend of meal used until end Feb, then 20% DDGs 20%
Soya Hull pellets 60% PKE
• Total 800kg meal used per cow per year
• Keeps cows peaking while pasture is going to seed plus keeps cows
milking on the shoulders of the season
Stock ● All on farm.
Management o 33 Heifers +2 Steers follow directly behind the cows
o Heifers weighed 2 monthly, growth rates and weights above
industry recommendations
o 32 Calves + 2 Steers ahead of cows initially until Feb then get own
paddocks, set stocked initially then break fenced closer to winter.
o Calved weighed 3 weekly - monthly to check growth rates on track
14Herd Details ● Breed of herd: Friesian
● BW:-20
● PW:-16
● Recorded Ancestry: 98%
● Calving Date: 10th August
● Mean Calving Date: 28th Aug
Mating • No interventions used
Management • All cows are Metrichecked prior to mating – 2 cows were treated this year
• Aim is to reach industry targets
• Everything within their control is used to get cows in calf especially
feeding and mineral drench
• 11 weeks AI – 4 weeks with mainly Friesian, 6 weeks with quality
Hereford bulls for natural mating, follow up short gestation AI
• Low line angus bulls over heifers
• 16% not in calf rate this season – this is unacceptable to Hannah and
Thomas. The intend to do the following next season to improve this:
Keep meal feeding consistent through mating
More than one bull to follow up next season
Winter Grazing ● Balage plus straw – stand off paddocks for all classes of stock
● 375 bales silage made on farm plus 50 left from last season 250-
300kgDM/bale
● 130 bales rygrass straw.
● Break feed paddocks 150 day round
● If wet use silage on standoffs – paddocks need to be dried out for a day
before cows go back on
Environmental ● Recycle bale wrap,
● Fenced off waterways
● Nutrient budget with Ravensdown
● No crops grown in order to maintain soil quality and minimise nutrient
losses
● Farm well used as a WCRC testing point - high quality water
● Planning to put in pod irrigation over 10ha for effluent
15Young Stock Growth Charts
16Farm KPI’s (targets) On budget to achieve 2018/19 Target 2019/20
Production (kg MS) 71,000 77,000
Cows Milked 129 140
Effective ha 84ha 84
Stocking Rate (kgLwt/ha) 1,124kg 1,197kg
Not in Calf Rate 16% 10%
FWE/kgMS $1.56/kgMS $1.50/kgMS
Financial key performance indicators (KPIs)
Profitability (budgeted) 2018/19 season
Net Dairy Cash Income/kgMS 3.52
Farm Working Expenses/kgMS 1.56
Cash Surplus/kgMS 1.66
Farm working expenses breakdown
Expenses (budgeted) $/kgMS $/ha $/cow
Labour 0 0 0
Stock 0.24 210 135
Feed 0.66 559 363
Other Working Exp 0.66 561 363
Cash surplus / deficit sensitivity table
Payout $5
advance -2.00 -$1.50 -$1.00 -$0.50 $0.00 $0.50
total $5.90
-10% 58,000 75,800 93,500 111,300 129,000 146,800
-5% 52,500 70,200 88,000 105,700 123,500 141,200
FWE 0 46,900 64,700 82,400 100,200 117,923 135,700
5% 41,400 59,100 76,900 94,600 112,400 130,100
10% 35,800 53,600 71,300 89,100 106,800 124,600
17West Coast / Top of the South
Regional Sponsors
Westland Milk Products Aotea Electric Westland Ltd
Cuffs Chartered Accountants Bayleys Canterbury - Whalan & Partners Ltd
and Business Advisors
Gallagher
Dairy Holdings Limited
James and Son
Drummond and Etheridge
Essential Nutrition Ltd Marshall & Heaphy Ltd
Greenfield Motors Norwood Farm Machinery
PAMU Farms of New Zealand
NZME
PGG Wrightson - Livestock & Real Estate
RD Petroleum
Silver Fern Farms
Trans-West Freighters
Stevens Orchard Lawyers
West Coast Insurance West Coast Vets
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