NZ Dairy Summer 2020

30 | nz dairy Supporting good health through good nutrition. Proudly supporting Farmlands & NRM 50 Central Park Dr., Henderson Auckland 0610 09 834 3783 info@imageholdings.co.nz | www.imageholdings.co.nz 12 Iversen Tce., Waltham Christchurch 8011 03 550 0754 0800 800 380 www.nrm.co.nz FAR_09982 Quality Feed Guaranteed The NRM Calf and Dairy Range has been formulated by experts, to provide a choice of feed solutions, that will help you meet and exceed your targets. Choose NRM for a quality, safe feed guaranteed. FEED TO SUCCEED FEEDSAFENZ » Farmlands “We are a passionate team of like-minded people who genuinely want the best for you and your animals.” Farmlands are building on success Farmlands has a comprehensive range of top quality feed including pelletised compound feeds, blends and straight feed commodities. F or more than half a century, Farmlands’ shareholders have trusted their co-operative to drive competition and value. With over 1000 staff servicing 73,000 sharehold- ers in the field and through 82 stores, Farmlands has grown to a top 20 New Zealand company with turnover in excess of $2.6 billion annually. What hasn’t changed is Farmlands’ passion for growing shareholder success and being first for food and fibre inputs. “Farmlands has long recognised the impor- tance of animal nutrition and health in driving that success on farms,big and small,” Senior Category Manager Tim Bishell says. “We partner with many of New Zealand’s leading manufacturers, several of which are featured in this edition. We’re very proud to continue the long legacy of NRM, Reliance and McMillan by milling and distributing top-quality feed nationwide through leading rural retailers.” Farmlands offers choice and flexibility to suit a variety of budgets, health needs and performance targets, with a comprehensive range including pelletised compound feeds, blends and straight feed commodities. Whether it’s large scale dairy, or feed for your favourite hen, Farmlands has the right product and advice for you. Animal Nutrition Specialists and farm advice The Farmlands culture is all about supporting farmers and helping them to prosper. They appreciate the importance of farmers being able to get the right advice on feed. That’s why Farmlands’ Growth and Innovation team has one of New Zealand’s largest teams of Nutrition Specialists. The nationwide team are only a phone call away and are equipped with the skills and experience to work alongside farmers on pro- duction, animal health and fertility objectives. “We are a passionate team of like-minded people who genuinely want the best for you and your animals. Our focus is to provide you with expert knowledge and expert products,” Farmlands Head of Nutrition and Animal Health, Dr Robert Derrick says. FeedSafeNZ quality assurance Dr Rob and his team of Nutritionists ensure that Farmlands’ feeds, such as NRM, are some of the most scientifically advanced in the market,designed to meet animal health and performance objectives on-farm. Mills processing NRM animal feeds are FeedSafeNZ accredited, clean and sanitary and have sound systems in place for record keeping, labelling, packaging and other core activities. The FeedSafeNZ accreditation gives an assurance of quality and guarantees that feed manufacturing processes are safe and up to required standards. “Our customers can have complete confidence in products bearing the FeedSafeNZ logo, knowing they’ve been manufactured in well-designed mills in accordance with NZ Feed Manufacturing Associa- tion (NZFMA) standards and independently audited,” Dr Rob says. • to page 32