The Big Dry continues to affect store livestock markets
12 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Peter Barnett weaves his auctioneering magic at the on-farm clearance sale in upper Aramoho. Photo / Supplied
Peter Barnett weaves his auctioneering magic at the on-farm clearance sale in upper Aramoho. Photo / Supplied
Iain Hyndman is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicleiain.hyndman@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
The Big Dry in certain parts of the country continues to have an impact on the price and sale of store stock. Independent Whanganui stock agent, livestock commentator, farmer, rural real estate agent and Horizons regional councilor David Cotton said the continuing dry spell in Hawkes Bay, northern parts of Wairarapa near Masterton and several areas of the South Island were having a major impact.
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I recently read the true story of a cow named Clarabelle. She had endured the loss of every one of her children. On a dairy farm, thats life for cows and buffaloes: youre artificially inseminated to keep your body producing milk, you give birth, they take your baby away so humans can steal as much of the infants milk as possible, and the process starts all over. Most male calves are marked for death by dairy farms around the world because they cant produce milk. In India, theyre often left to starve, abandoned, or sent to slaughter. Abroad, theyre typically crammed in a crate to be killed for veal. When her milk production started to wane and the farm was preparing to send her to slaughter, Clarabelle was rescued by a sanctuary. But she had a secret. She was pregnant.
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