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The Muster- Chris Wilson: Advance Agriculture · The Muster on Hokonui

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  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the muster. Chris Wilson joins us now
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  Speaker 1: out of Advanced Agriculture. Chris, good afternoon. It's been a
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  Speaker 1: wet start to spring. We stayed in the obvious there.
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  Speaker 1: You guys, you'll know the situation on the farm as
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  Speaker 1: good as anyone.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, afternoon Andy. Yep, it's blowing up here in Belford today,
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  Speaker 2: but It's just drying up the puddles so they can
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  Speaker 2: fill up again tonight by the sound of it, by
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  Speaker 2: the forecast.
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  Speaker 1: How are you guys finding the situation, Chris? I mean,
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  Speaker 1: not many people will be buying much spray at the moment,
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  Speaker 1: all things considered.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, if it's not raining, it's blowing, so it's
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  Speaker 2: pretty hard to get the sprayers going in this weather. But, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: it's just, I guess it's our third spring in a
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  Speaker 2: row like this, so we're getting pretty good at... knowing
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  Speaker 2: how to handle it and knowing that being patient with
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  Speaker 2: working ground and getting crops in is the best way forward.
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  Speaker 1: So that's the key messaging around all this, you reckon.
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  Speaker 1: You've just got to be patient. Don't be like a
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  Speaker 1: bull at a gate. Just take your time. Just because
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  Speaker 1: there will be an outcome eventually.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. If you drill your crops into good
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  Speaker 2: ground conditions with rising soil temperature and not sodden soils,
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  Speaker 2: they'll they'll be catching up in no time compared to
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  Speaker 2: putting it in in not ideal situations like we've got
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  Speaker 2: right now.
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  Speaker 1: Like the fodder beet, for example, how late realistically can
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  Speaker 1: you put it in the ground?
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  Speaker 2: Well, with a lot of the fodder beet, a lot
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  Speaker 2: of it's aimed at late winter finishing for beef. So
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  Speaker 2: a lot of those guys are still on the crops
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  Speaker 2: for the next month or so. So, yeah, right up
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  Speaker 2: to mid-December is fine for getting a good crop. for
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  Speaker 2: that late winter grazing, but it all depends on when
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  Speaker 2: you want to graze it. Andy, there's some dairy farmers
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  Speaker 2: that want to graze in the autumn. They'll be aiming
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  Speaker 2: for the end of October to get theirs in.
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  Speaker 1: It's just a wet season. We've experienced it three in
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  Speaker 1: a row now, and farmers are constantly having to re-evaluate
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  Speaker 1: what they want to get done on a daily process almost.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of our first edition crop plans have
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  Speaker 2: gone out the window and we're on to second and third.
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  Speaker 2: You've just got to keep moving with the weather and
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  Speaker 2: planning to suit.
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  Speaker 1: Is that the message you're getting from farmers at the moment,
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  Speaker 1: having to adapt to a plan C, D, E, F, etc.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, but we're not late yet, so there's no point
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  Speaker 2: panicking about knocking your lamb tucker in. by the end
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  Speaker 2: of September. Yeah, last year we were putting our lamb
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  Speaker 2: finishing crops in in mid-November and they are still maturing
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  Speaker 2: in time for a weaning. So, yeah, the crops seem
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  Speaker 2: to know when they're late and they race to catch up.
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  Speaker 1: And crops, likes of swedes, for example, or kale going
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  Speaker 1: in in January, for goodness sake, you know, that works
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  Speaker 1: too if maybe it's a worst-case scenario and everyone's circumstances
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  Speaker 1: are different, but there are options.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. There's a lot of kale goes in
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  Speaker 2: next winter barley. and even next winter wheat. So some
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  Speaker 2: of that stuff's not going in until Waitangi weekend or
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  Speaker 2: even slightly later, and they're still getting crops this time
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  Speaker 2: of year. So, yeah, we know we can push that
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  Speaker 2: envelope with sowing out a lot more. And swedes, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: there's not many swedes planted before the start of December
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  Speaker 2: these days. They seem to appreciate going into a nice
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  Speaker 2: warm summer, and they hit the winter with good leaf
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  Speaker 2: cover on them.
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  Speaker 1: Hey, you guys are in advance, Ag. You're sponsored by
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  Speaker 1: Steve-O the Stag, although the old Steve-O, this is Steve-O
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  Speaker 1: version 2. What's the story there?
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  Speaker 2: Well, it hasn't been 100% confirmed, but I think the
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  Speaker 2: rumour says that the old Steve-O costume might have just
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  Speaker 2: ended up stinking a bit. It's pretty hard to wash
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  Speaker 2: those things, and there's some big sweaty boys get round
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  Speaker 2: in those. So I think it just ran its course
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  Speaker 2: with people wearing it.
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  Speaker 1: That's one of the great all-time answers. So you're telling
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  Speaker 1: me that Steve-O doesn't come with deodorant?
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  Speaker 2: I don't think so, no. No, so I think this
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  Speaker 2: one's smelling a lot fresher by all reports.
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  Speaker 1: Well, that old Steve-O was in commission for quite a
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  Speaker 1: while before he went to the works.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some of our guys had the privilege
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  Speaker 2: of wearing his costume on various occasions around the district.
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  Speaker 2: And yeah, they said sometimes you had to hold your
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  Speaker 2: nose on a nice, humid day.
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  Speaker 1: None of your guys actually were a steve-o on game
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  Speaker 1: day down at Stagg Stadium at all?
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  Speaker 2: Not officially, no. No, just, yeah, we just got them
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  Speaker 2: on contract the occasional time.
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  Speaker 1: Just on the Staggs yesterday too, the game clash with
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  Speaker 1: the Waz, but an under-resting couple of weeks for the Staggs.
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  Speaker 1: They had their win against Bay of Plenty. They go
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  Speaker 1: up to the Naki and it seems to be one
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  Speaker 1: step forward, two steps back, but still a couple of
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  Speaker 1: games to go, right?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that game against Bay of Plenty, they just seemed
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  Speaker 2: to click that day, didn't they?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: And yesterday they were in it for the first half
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  Speaker 2: of the first. Yeah, they were right there at halftime,
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  Speaker 2: although they weren't too far behind. But, yeah, hopefully next
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  Speaker 2: week against Northland, I think, is it next week?
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  Speaker 1: They've got Canterbury away this week and Northland at home
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  Speaker 1: for the last game.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that Northland game with the fireworks display, hopefully we
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  Speaker 2: can get a good crowd to send them off because
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  Speaker 2: they've given us some good highlights this season.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it's Southland Stags to the quarter, wasn't it? I mean,
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  Speaker 1: it's a rollercoaster.
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  Speaker 2: That's right, yep. It's a bit like being a WASP fan.
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  Speaker 2: You never know what you're going to get.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, what did you make of that? With that result,
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  Speaker 1: do you blame the ref or just the fact that
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  Speaker 1: they lost to a better team on the day?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, they just didn't play well enough and I think
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  Speaker 2: the injuries kept compounding on them. If we had won,
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  Speaker 2: we wouldn't have been able to put a good 13
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  Speaker 2: on the field next week either. So, yeah, it might
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  Speaker 2: be a blessing in disguise and hopefully we'll go one
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  Speaker 2: further next year.
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  Speaker 1: I think there has to be a lot of credit
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  Speaker 1: given to a very, very good Newcastle side, which we
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  Speaker 1: didn't see in the media. But nonetheless, Chris, look, if
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  Speaker 1: people want to get in touch and just talk about options,
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  Speaker 1: what's the best way to touch base?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, well, just the same as usual. Andy, just go
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  Speaker 2: on our website if you don't have a reps number
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  Speaker 2: and all the reps are there with their territories listed down.
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  Speaker 2: So that's the easiest way or the Facebook page, just
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  Speaker 2: look at the direct message. And otherwise, just wave down
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  Speaker 2: one of the blue and white trucks as you see
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  Speaker 2: them walking, driving past.
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  Speaker 1: Good on you, Chris. Thanks for your time.
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  Speaker 2: Cheers, Andy. Thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Chris Wilson of Advanced Agriculture. Like Chris said, the blue
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  Speaker 1: ranges with the white canopies on the back, they stick
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  Speaker 1: out like the proverbial. You see them all around Southland
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  Speaker 1: as well. Senior Sergeant Gary Eddington's up next.