New Zealand - Land of milk and honey? Holwellcourtfarm's tour 2017
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Roger Perry
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When Dutchmen/women leave Holland and travel to other countries to farm they always seem to make a success of it, have several locally.
The dutch Rabobank is a massive ag lender here in U.S...........do they operate in UK..?
The dutch Rabobank is a massive ag lender here in U.S...........do they operate in UK..?
multi power
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- pembrokeshire
I never heard of rabobank over here and yes the Dutch always do very well wherever they go
Roger Perry
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Someone will know but I believe it (Rabo) started as a modest lender to farmers in Holland then over time grew to a massive global agricultural lender.
In the U.S. I believe they are headquartered in California with offices across the nation. Not as large as the major players in banking...Citi/J P Morgan/Wells Fargo/Goldman type but a world leader in ag lending.
In the U.S. I believe they are headquartered in California with offices across the nation. Not as large as the major players in banking...Citi/J P Morgan/Wells Fargo/Goldman type but a world leader in ag lending.
RaboBank also has it's own farms, under their operational control.
Not only RaboBank is going abroad, also some of the farm supplies are going with them to supply goods to the "imigrated" fellow dutch man.
One Dutch rely has optemised the model:
York-Th.
Not only RaboBank is going abroad, also some of the farm supplies are going with them to supply goods to the "imigrated" fellow dutch man.
One Dutch rely has optemised the model:
- brockers the farm which the person sells in NL
- sells the farm oversees to him
- does supply the financing
- does also supply a number of machinery, has now his own slurry, TMR micer & large 3-axcle trailer manufacturing
York-Th.
It's the van Brakel brothers. According an article in a German magazine, 2011, they have helped >20 Dutch & German farmers to start a life abroad.
- yesterday last milking in home NL Farm
- today 1st milking in new abroad farm, fully equipped, even with the cows. = turn key
At there homestead they milk >1500 cows.
This it the machinery line they set up: http://www.usaequipment.nl
York-Th.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
do you mind to explain the phrase?That's some hoof crush
York-Th.
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
It's a hoof trimming crush (crate?) and I like it - a lot
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
Thats what I want to hear! Southbound Tuesday and cant wait!!In other news.
Springs nearly here
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- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Which way are you headed, you cannot pass without stopping in....Thats what I want to hear! Southbound Tuesday and cant wait!!
It's spring alright!
Put 70 cattle back inside this morning to save making mud..
One 2th ewe with a lamb on Friday..
Ground white with hail midday yesterday, 32mm of rain in the guage
it had just started here...
Currently strong wind and cool again, but got the sluggy paddocks trampled down with cattle, so that was ideal...
Must have known I put seed in the drill!
FonterraFarmer
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- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
Even if I'm a wee bit further North, its f@#% all warmer up here, just as wet and muddy, and don't talk about the southerly and the hailWhich way are you headed, you cannot pass without stopping in....
It's spring alright!
Put 70 cattle back inside this morning to save making mud..
One 2th ewe with a lamb on Friday..
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Ground white with hail midday yesterday, 32mm of rain in the guage
Currently strong wind and cool again, but got the sluggy paddocks trampled down with cattle, so that was ideal...
Must have known I put seed in the drill!
just when your getting the cows for afternoon milking.....
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Lot of hail about then, we got some too
FonterraFarmer
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- Location
- Waikato, New Zealand
Must have been a fairly even distribution, even the Jafa's got some too!!!Lot of hail about then, we got some too
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
Just gearing up for the equinox!!
Dad was told that the second and third weekends of Sept. are the ones to avoid, he'd pull the rams out for 3 weeks to avoid lambing losses...
I asked him to have a look through his diaries, being a true blue sheep farmer he kept comprehensive records and 46 out of 53 years had had decent storms the 3rd weekend of September....
Always the same pictures on the news, newborn lambs in the snow, a cocky throwing hay from a beige '83 Hilux...
Fortunately the Catlins sort out the southerly but south-east just nails us here, Argentina is our closest shelter from the east, hence the big green curtains on the end of the shed
Dad was told that the second and third weekends of Sept. are the ones to avoid, he'd pull the rams out for 3 weeks to avoid lambing losses...
I asked him to have a look through his diaries, being a true blue sheep farmer he kept comprehensive records
and 46 out of 53 years had had decent storms the 3rd weekend of September.... Always the same pictures on the news, newborn lambs in the snow, a cocky throwing hay from a beige '83 Hilux...
Fortunately the Catlins sort out the southerly but south-east just nails us here, Argentina is our closest shelter from the east, hence the big green curtains on the end of the shed
multi power
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- Location
- pembrokeshire
Weather here is just marginally better, at least you guys down in paradise have got the days going the right way
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
Whats the greenhouse on top of the quad??Which way are you headed, you cannot pass without stopping in....
It's spring alright!
Put 70 cattle back inside this morning to save making mud..
One 2th ewe with a lamb on Friday..
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Ground white with hail midday yesterday, 32mm of rain in the guage
Currently strong wind and cool again, but got the sluggy paddocks trampled down with cattle, so that was ideal...
Must have known I put seed in the drill!
- Location
- Acton Scott, South Shropshire
Which way are you headed, you cannot pass without stopping in....
It's spring alright!
Put 70 cattle back inside this morning to save making mud..
One 2th ewe with a lamb on Friday..
View attachment 576640
Ground white with hail midday yesterday, 32mm of rain in the guage
Currently strong wind and cool again, but got the sluggy paddocks trampled down with cattle, so that was ideal...
Must have known I put seed in the drill!
North Island for a few days then heading South - probably be down your way end of the month/early October - ex workmen live in Invercargill and got mates to see in Timaru and Dunedin on the way back up
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
My uncle shrunk towards the end and that was his answer to frosty mornings..Whats the greenhouse on top of the quad??
You should hear it under there
It is the worst riding experience ever.
And she smokes a little bit, needs new gaskets
thought it might make a good chain-harrowing beast!
- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD