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AGRIBULLETIN
ISSUE 1: MAY 2021 agricentre.co.nz
Reflecting on a busy season
As we approach winter, it’s a chance ly positive and Richard has been
for us to reflect on an extreme- run off his feet with inquiry so we
ly busy season for the Agricentre are thrilled that we can provide ad-
South team. As I travel around our ditional product offerings from our
branches, it’s always interesting Case IH branch.
to see the difference the weather
contributes to the landscape, es- Speaking of our staff, in June we
pecially at the moment when I’m celebrate the retirement of a val-
travelling between the relatively ued member of our Case IH branch talking about orders for Spring, but
lush green of Southland through in Gore. Steve Evans, our Parts the ongoing challenge with stock
to the much drier countryside of Manager retires after 18 years means that it will be important for
Northern Southland and South supporting the Case IH brand in customers to start ordering now
Otago. The longer cutting season Gore. Read a little about Steve so that we can secure product in
in many areas has resulted in our and how much he has contributed time for next season. I encourage
service and parts teams continu- to our business and the Case IH everyone that hasn’t thought about
ing to be busy and we have a full brand on page 10, plus our intro their Spring tractor and equipment
team on in all branches to ensure to Jess, who joins us to fill his very needs yet to get onto it sooner
our high level of service continues big boots left behind. rather than later.
to support customers as you make As a country we all hope that the Agricentre South is very proud to
the most of extra cuts. worst of the threat of Covid-19 is support local community events;
We continue to be very focused on behind us, though stock shortag- in this edition you’ll see some great
making sure that our branches are es for New Zealand are now our photos from the Wheels at Wanaka
a destination for our customers latest challenge. It doesn’t seem Case IH Tractor Pull, NZ Ploughing
to ensure you have every product to matter what industry you are in, Association Championships, and
you need for your farm or property or what service you provide, near- Yamaha Kids Camp. I’m especial-
at one site, so we were very proud ly everyone is impacted in some ly proud that our team gets behind
to bring Kubota tractors, construc- way by lead times being extended these events too, with many giving
tion and lifestyle equipment to our as overseas countries scramble up their personal time to support
Cromwell branch early this year. to gear back up after extensive the organisers, the event, and rep-
The Kubota brand will be well sup- lockdown periods. We have been resent our brand. If you see the
ported in Central Otago with our a little more fortunate than most team at any of these events, drop
new specialist, Richard Wallington, by ordering up quantities of all our by and meet the team.
who has a strong background and products, along with parts sup-
ply where we could last year. Tra- I trust you will enjoy reading this
huge passion for the Kubota brand
ditionally at this time of year we newsletter, feedback is always
and customers. The customer
would be working with customers welcomed.
feedback has been overwhelming- - Grant Price,
CEO
INVERCARGILL | GORE | MILTON | CROMWELL | RANFURLY
2 CASE IH NEWS AGRIBULLETIN
Our Case IH and Kubota teams
had a cracker weekend at the
Wanaka A&P in March. Thanks
to all those who stopped by
and supported us. We loved
showcasing the Case IH,
Clemens and Kubota line ups.
Our Case IH team had an awesome time over Easter weekend at Wheels at
Wanaka. We had a few tractors on site for people to check out including the
new model Case IH Maxxum Active Drive 8. We were thrilled to be naming
sponsors for the Case IH Tractor Pull. Our team snapped a few shots of the
weekend’s action.
INVERCARGILL | GORE | MILTON | CROMWELL | RANFURLY
AGRIBULLETIN 3
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• Case IH Quantum F Tractors • Nobli mulcher
• Clemens TV 140-190 adjustable mower/mulcher • Kuhn fertiliser spreader
• Clemens SB2 tool carrier frame with - Multi cleans • Clemens recyclable sprayer
- Finger hoes • Antonio Carraro TGF9900
- Rotary Cultivators orchard tractor
- Cutting blades • Clemens frost fighter
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4 KUBOTA NEWS AGRIBULLETIN
Introducing Richard Wallington
Meet Richard Wallington, our new to join the team. Over
Kubota salesman based at our the past few weeks he
Cromwell branch. Richard has has loved getting out,
been in the tractor and mower in- exploring Central Otago
dustry for 35 years and brings a and meeting our cus-
wealth of knowledge from both tomers in the area.
New Zealand and the UK. He be-
gan his career as an apprentice in Last week his wife Jo
England in 1986 where he learned and son Thomas (15)
all aspects of the industry from made the move down to
parts and service through to sales, join him. They can’t wait
before taking on a Sales Manager to get out and about and
role. Thomas is also looking
forward to starting at
Richard and his family visited New Mount Aspiring College.
Zealand at the end of 1999 so they Daughter Charlotte (22)
could be among the first to ring in and son James (20) ums and biggest celebrities, and
the new millennium, then carried are staying in Auckland, but are to some of the big golf courses in
on to tour the rest of the country very excited about the cheap holi- New Zealand such as Kauri Cliffs
for six months. They fell in love days ahead and the chance to hit and Wairakei. He says he has had
with New Zealand and permanent- the slopes and check out Queen- a great time over the past 35 years
ly relocated in 2004. stown’s winter festival. travelling the world through work
and he would encourage young
Richard continued working in the Richard is a massive motorsport people to get into the tractor and
industry and one of his highlights fan, particularly Formula 1, and mower industry.
from Auckland was setting up a loves that the Highlands Motor-
new tractor branch and building it sport Park is so close to work. He Now Richard says he’s on to new
into a successful hub. is also a keen fisherman and is chapter and can’t wait to start
hoping to try his hand at some fly growing the Kubota brand in the
When the Kubota sales job came fishing soon. Central Otago area. He’s looking
up in Central Otago Richard jumped forward to getting to know more of
at the chance. He says when he Richard is passionate about what our customers, sharing his knowl-
moved to Auckland he didn’t miss he does and the brands he sells. edge and being of service to them,
the traffic in the UK and this is the Some of the highlights of his ca- but also learning from them, par-
next step as he moves away from reer so far have been selling to ticularly the viticulture side of the
the Auckland traffic. places like Buckingham Palace, industry which is so rich in the re-
Windsor Castle, some of New gion.
Richard came down in late March Zealand’s most high-profile stadi-
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AGRIBULLETIN NEW HOLLAND NEWS 5
We are proud to be involved in tic shots of the weekend’s events. Norwood Agricentre South Revers-
the 2021 New Zealand Ploughing ible plough, the Rural News Horse
Championships. as naming spon- Each year individual Associa- plough, and the Vintage plough.
sors for the Reversible Plough tions throughout the country hold
Class. qualifying events, with the win- Well done to all those who compet-
ners going on to compete in the ed and a huge congratulations to
Our New Holland Sales Manager, annual New Zealand Ploughing those who took out the win in their
Graeme Fraser headed to Rivers- Championships. There are four classes.
dale last month to check out the classes in the Championships: the
action. He captured these fantas- Silver Plough Conventional, the
INVERCARGILL | GORE | MILTON | CROMWELL | RANFURLY
6 YAMAHA NEWS AGRIBULLETIN
bLU cRU Kids Camp a hit
Over the Anzac long weekend Ya- the camp, catering for all riding Porky also took his daughter along,
maha Motor New Zealand, in part- abilities. Throughout the weekend making it a family event. He says
nership with Josh Coppins Rac- there were a variety of activities the camp was a great success and
ing (JCR), hosted a bLU cRU Kids from coaching sessions to work- everyone had a ball.
Camp in Gore. shops, games, and a colouring in
competition. The camp will be in Gore again on
The camp was run by Josh Cop- the 2nd and 3rd of April next year,
pins and Virginia Henderson, as- On Sunday a bagpiper and some keep an eye on our Facebook page
sisted by our Yamaha Manager members from the RSA popped in for updates about when registra-
Porky. It was for kids aged 14 and to help the kids commemorate An- tions are open.
under. There were three tracks at zac Day.
Murray Rhind was the mechanic for the weekend at the
camp and was often seen talking to the kids and giving
them tips and advice.
Josh Coppins co-ran the camp and also
coached the kids over the weekend.
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AGRIBULLETIN INDUSTRY NEWS 7
Programme inspires young farmers
At Agricentre South we are huge advocates for promoting primary industries as a career choice. One way we
have encouraged this is by supporting the Youth Futures programme. We were very impressed when we heard
about the Growing Future Farmers programme, inspiring young farmers with practical on-farm experience.
advanced farm skills and busi- dogs by the end of the course.
ness management. Throughout
the course students also have the The GFF programme is a zero fees
chance of specialised industry course and as students are school
training and development such as leavers when they start, the course
fencing and chainsaw courses. also includes pastoral care and li-
There is also a formal classroom aison support throughout the two
element to the programme which years.
If you’re interested in getting into means students graduate with an The programme was created to
farming but don’t know where to NZQA Level 3 qualification. help fill the gap in the industry
start, want to accelerate your ca-
Students are supplied with accom- of young people coming into the
reer in beef, sheep, or deer farm-
modation, which includes meat, farming industry and offer them
ing, or you’re a farmer keen to in-
power, and Wi-Fi. They also receive a career pathway. It has been run-
spire young people and pass on
an allowance of $180 per week. ning in the North Island for the
your farming knowledge to the
past two years, expanding into the
next generation then the Growing
As part of the course students re- South Island this year with three
Future Farmers (GFF) programme
ceive a heading dog pup in their students in North Otago and three
might be just what you’re look-
first few months, which they take near Winton, and a total of 57 first
ing for. The course runs over two
to pup training. In August they re- year students nationally this year.
years and offers students the op-
ceive a huntaway pup to train as
portunity to go from entry level If you’re interested in becoming
well. These dogs are paid for by
farmers with their essential skills a student or farm trainer you can
their host farm and mean students
programme, through to learning find more by clicking here.
have two fully trained, work-ready
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UPDATE ON USE OF CHEQUES
With banks now in the final stages of phasing cheques out, Agricentre South Ltd will no longer be
able to accept cheque payments from 31st May 2021.
Our bank account number is: 02-0500-0954337-00 for direct payments and we also have EFTPOS
available at all of our branches.
Please do not hesitate to ask our team if you have any questions or need further clarification.
Janaya Price
Administration Manager
Agricentre South Ltd
INVERCARGILL | GORE | MILTON | CROMWELL | RANFURLY
8 STAFF NEWS AGRIBULLETIN
Meet Jackson Forbes
Introducing Jackson Forbes who With Jackson’s passion for tractors
joins our New Holland team, and machinery, he jumped at the
based in Lorneville and covering chance to join our New Holland
the Western Southland area. sales team when the role came up.
The transition was a natural one for
Jackson has come to us from a Jackson, with his comprehensive
farming background; as soon as he experience he’s the man to ensure
left school he jumped on a tractor our Western Southland customers
and hasn’t looked back since. get the right gear for the job.
He’s continued tractor driving or
contracting all of his working life Call Jackson now on 027 435
and has also completed seasons 1800.
in Western Australia and the UK.
AND THE WINNER IS...
Our North Road, Invercargill team were
thrilled to have won a Top 10 sales award for
Stiga mowers recently!
Congratulations team, you’ve done us proud!
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AGRIBULLETIN STAFF NEWS 9
Farewelling a valued staff member
On the 4th June we farewell a val- of other great staff who
ued staff member, Steve Evans are still with us today be-
who retires from his role as Parts came part of Gore Farm
Manager at our Case IH branch in Machinery and later the
Gore. Agricentre South team
(or as we were known
A familiar face to many of our cus- then, Advance Agricen-
tomers, Steve initially trained as a tre). When asked about
Welding Engineer, but in 2003 after some of the best memo-
his doctor warned him of the risks ries of his days in parts
of inhaling the toxic gases released Steve has some great
from the materials he was welding, stories. One that prob-
he decided a career change was ably best demonstrates
a must for his long term health. Steve’s generous nature
Around the same time, Steve saw is when a farming cus-
an advert in the paper for a parts tomer came in with a
role with Dan Gosgroves Ltd and have on local, national or world-
kids motorbike lying on the back of
he decided to apply. Steve reck- wide topics or events. He’s met
a ute. The bike was well serviced
ons he was one of two people some fantastic people over the
but would no longer start. The cus-
who applied, and as he knew the years and will genuinely miss the
tomer had purchased a new bike
other applicant was more expe- contact.
and gave the old non-starting one
rienced, he resigned himself to to Steve as he just wanted rid of it. Steve plans to spend his retire-
the fact that he was probably the A local school was fundraising, so ment days tinkering away in his ga-
underdog. Steve turned up for the Steve took the bike home and re- rage as he loves building anything
interview well dressed with a shirt paired it in his own time, got it up (including the odd trailer). He’s
and tie, and the other person ar- and running and then sold it, do- also looking forward to getting out
rived in freezing works gumboots, nating all the proceeds to the local fishing, white baiting and spend-
a singlet and jeans. Steve believes fundraising event. ing a little more time at his crib on
to this day that his appearance at
the coast.
that interview demonstrated some When asked what Steve will miss
good old fashioned work ethics most, he reckons it’s the custom- All the best Steve, and thanks for
and pride and he got the job. ers. He said that because we have your many years of service!
such a broad customer base, he’s
With Dan Cosgrove retiring in always been fascinated with all the
2009, Steve along with a number different perspectives that people
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10 STAFF NEWS AGRIBULLETIN
Welcoming Jess Mackay
With Steve’s impending retirement, Case IH, JCB and Kuhn.
we have been lucky enough to When Covid-19 hit the
get Jess Mackay on board early UK Jess felt it was
so that Steve can settle her into time to be back on safer
the new role. Jess is a born and ground and she headed
bred Fairlie girl and has grown up back home to NZ.
around farming. She’s pretty much Before leaving, Jess
covered everything from beef, saw we had a vacancy
sheep, dairy and arable farming... in Gore and applied
the only thing Jess reckons she and was accepted for
hasn’t done is deer and pigs! the role all while she
was living overseas.
Jess brings extensive industry her great product knowledge, but
After landing in NZ, and with her
experience both locally and more her friendly and professional style.
quarantine period completed we
recently in the UK where she welcomed Jess to the team and Welcome to the team Jess!
completed 18 months with BMW, are thrilled she’s fit in with not only
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INVERCARGILL | GORE | MILTON | CROMWELL | RANFURLYNEW HOLLAND Lorneville Roundabout, Invercargill 17 Charlton Lane, Gore
03 235 8741 03 208 8333
INVERCARGILL Graeme Fraser 027 211 8424
Shane Young 027 271 9802
Jackson Forbes 027 435 1800
GORE Keith Pirie 027 532 6474
Jim McKeown 027 432 8013
KUBOTA 853 North Road, Invercargill 17 Charlton Lane, Gore
03 235 8427 03 208 8333
INVERCARGILL Blair Jarvis 027 379 6388
Tony Fitzgerald 027 405 8452
GORE Keith Pirie 027 532 6474
Jim McKeown 027 432 8013
CENTRAL OTAGO Richard Wallington 027 244 3571
YAMAHA 105 Hokonui Drive, Gore | 03 208 9099
Paul (Porky) Smith 027 201 3865
CASE IH Lorneville Roundabout 105 Hokonui Drive 89 Union Street
Invercargill Gore Milton
03 235 8741 03 208 9099 03 417 8015
6 Old Saleyard Road 6 Mitchell Street
Cromwell Ranfurly
03 445 3527 03 951 3090
INVERCARGILL Richard Clapperton 027 265 1880
Brent Johnstone 027 265 1885
Shaun Langford 027 265 1893
GORE John McMillan 027 437 3609
Lindsay Stevens 027 492 9878
MILTON David Dungey 027 434 2873
Adam Robertson 027 265 1111
CROMWELL Jack Elder 027 434 0153
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