| 93 nzdairy DAIRY PEOPLE CANTERBURY » Grasslands The rst dairy platform was commissioned in 2004 and over the years several adjoining blocks of land have been acquired. Across the New Zealand business, approximately 75 people are employed directly by Grasslands. approach has to be looking at available technology and giving farmers and the economy time to respond, whether that is through technology or better farming practices.” Simon grew up on his parents’ dairy farm and says his rst paid job was as an eleven-year-old boy milking the neighbour’s cows. After leaving school he obtained a law degree and practiced law for a couple of years, then returned to the family farm with his brother during the GFC to help his parents during that challenging period. Simon says in his short time farming, the level of execution and care that goes on farm now is vastly different to what it was like twenty- ve years ago. Ampli ed over the next 25 years, that change is going to see even better farmers who are more careful with our whenua, pro table and more resilient. Could it be that by expressing the magnitude of a problem, the scene is set for clever scientists and farmers to work together as they have done in the past to generate a solution? “Outlining a big gnarly problem, and then working towards a solution is ne – but there has to be some pragmatism to it. He Waka Eke Noa is a re ection of that from a Greenhouse Gas point of view. If the approach taken towards water quality was the same, industry, Government and stakeholder lead approach, the outcome could be much more collaborative and innovative. The biggest issue New Zealand has with a pastoral grazing system is how you administer the feed additives, and our competitive advantage still has to be grass. The point I am making is that there will be a technology solution in regard to freshwater requirements, we just need time to get there.” HONDA COUNTRY 03 308 2030 Ext 1 Workshop Ext 2 Parts Ext 3 Sales | 740 East Street Ashburton 7700 | www.hondacountry.co.nz CARD ACCEPTED HERE Only $2,350 + GST Honda WB20 Water Pump Only $695 + GST Offering two fully equipped on farm service trucks and service to all makes and models. Honda Eu22i Generator
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