Profit per ha currently on the areas identified for trees is around $200/ha/year. Keep in mind we need to spray these areas for gorse $500/ha every 4 years or so. ETS in Perminant forestry for 50 years returns (profit) $1280 per Ha per year at a $65 per T carbon price, Under averaging and harvesting in 30 years the Profit is $2500 per ha per year, (note this dose not include replanting or silver culture costs)
Excellent thanks. Whats the profit per ha on the rest of the hill area? btw excellent work on the water scheme. I've maintained similar over the years. @@kiwifarmernz
Wicked video . . . such steep hills . . . I can see those hills in pine, get a great kick out of watching "life of a bushman" logging New Zealand. The tractor tires really squish backing up that hill with the post driver on it . . . hope you keep safe, can't imagine a farm tractor on those hills. Cheers.
Yep a bit drier than last couple of years. the creek on my place which is fed off part of your place (off the hill) is dry this year and hasn't been for 2 years. Good old N, Canterbury summers. gona have to find some water for my ducks. Hopefully you do find gold lol. nice and green up there.
Great job and well done and you doing such an amazing job and I really appreciate and enjoy watching your lifestyle documentary video channel .. TQ and best regards from Montreal QC Canada
Thank you for the water system overview. A fair bit of investment in all that. You would have appreciated the super air conditioning singlet on the hot day!!
Very impressive Alistair. Water is always the key to have your livestock efficiently graze all of the available land. Hey one day when you have some time on your hands 😂 could you do a flyover of the Grange showing us the boundaries AND with the sweet dulcet tones commentary 👍
Well done with your water scheme put an intake very similar to yours in the late 1960s and I beleave it lasted close on 30 years with very little maintenance. Just a clean out of all the setterment traps and tanks every two to three months. it was not a big scheme like yours.
You mentioned you had a Bunyip Pump but replaced that. I was wondering why as they seem very reliable and easy to install? Maybe I'm wrong but I'd value your thoughts and advice on this. I am considering importing these pumps for difficult locations here in Scotland.
They would be good in the correct situation, Ours not being that. Our flow is to low and the head to pump is too high. I thought it might work but sadly it is not. If you have heaps of flow, not to much head and not silty water they would be great.
@@kiwifarmernz Thanks , that's very helpful. Yes we have loads of flow and not too much head so it looked like a very good solution to me but was wondering why it didn't suit you. Great video and very helpful. Thanks for the reply.
@kiwifarmernz I came up with an intake design for a gravity fed supply in a very silty burn and so far it seems to be working fine (6months). I'll send you a photo to your website address on Monday when I am back at work. It may be a cheap and cheerful solution if your new intake doesn't work out.
whats the return per ha for ets plantings? and what is your return per ha with your current operation?
Profit per ha currently on the areas identified for trees is around $200/ha/year. Keep in mind we need to spray these areas for gorse $500/ha every 4 years or so.
ETS in Perminant forestry for 50 years returns (profit) $1280 per Ha per year at a $65 per T carbon price, Under averaging and harvesting in 30 years the Profit is $2500 per ha per year, (note this dose not include replanting or silver culture costs)
Excellent thanks. Whats the profit per ha on the rest of the hill area? btw excellent work on the water scheme. I've maintained similar over the years. @@kiwifarmernz
@@troyallan8683 Thanks. All depends on stocking rate. Better hills will be around $300 -400 per ha
@@kiwifarmernz intriguing. Would like to discuss this further at some stage.
@@troyallan8683 sure thing
DRONE shots of the scheme was great . thanks
Awesome effort Alistair! Makes that land so much more usable!
Thanks Mate, it sure is.
Wicked video . . . such steep hills . . . I can see those hills in pine, get a great kick out of watching "life of a bushman" logging New Zealand. The tractor tires really squish backing up that hill with the post driver on it . . . hope you keep safe, can't imagine a farm tractor on those hills. Cheers.
There will be some videos coming up so you will see how I get on with the hill fencing.
Yep a bit drier than last couple of years. the creek on my place which is fed off part of your place (off the hill) is dry this year and hasn't been for 2 years. Good old N, Canterbury summers. gona have to find some water for my ducks. Hopefully you do find gold lol. nice and green up there.
Hi i like your video
G-string singlet…I like it. 😂
Brilliant drone footage and explanation.
Thanks heaps
You've built quite the water system.
Hope your tractor has a reliable handbrake . Water is always fun trying to get it to the correct areas. 👍🇬🇧
Great job and well done and you doing such an amazing job and I really appreciate and enjoy watching your lifestyle documentary video channel .. TQ and best regards from Montreal QC Canada
Thanks bloody bonza for the post attachment, 😊.
Great mahi and interesting.
Thank you for the water system overview. A fair bit of investment in all that. You would have appreciated the super air conditioning singlet on the hot day!!
Yea it was quite nice, workshop rags now tho.
That was good. Cheers.
Thanks
It is good to get water to each field.
I always wondered how you got water to the paddocks! That's a lot of pipe!
fantastic job completed .. perhaps a job for you at Wellington water?? 😅😅
Well there would certainly be no slacking off videos from Ali
Very impressive Alistair. Water is always the key to have your livestock efficiently graze all of the available land. Hey one day when you have some time on your hands 😂 could you do a flyover of the Grange showing us the boundaries AND with the sweet dulcet tones commentary 👍
Sounds like a good idea.
That would be interesting now wouldn't it. Back working for the Government
Well done with your water scheme put an intake very similar to yours in the late 1960s and I beleave it lasted close on 30 years with very little maintenance. Just a clean out of all the setterment traps and tanks every two to three months. it was not a big scheme like yours.
Yea thats what i will have to do. I tried to find an intake with a screen here in NZ but i couldn't find any pre made.
Great video, be very interested seeing how your intake behave over the long term. Good job on the installation.
Same here, will keep you updated.
Cant beat a 180 degree revolution post rammer mate
Never used one, how are they on the hills with the rammer out the back so far?
You mentioned you had a Bunyip Pump but replaced that. I was wondering why as they seem very reliable and easy to install? Maybe I'm wrong but I'd value your thoughts and advice on this. I am considering importing these pumps for difficult locations here in Scotland.
They would be good in the correct situation, Ours not being that. Our flow is to low and the head to pump is too high. I thought it might work but sadly it is not. If you have heaps of flow, not to much head and not silty water they would be great.
@@kiwifarmernz Thanks , that's very helpful. Yes we have loads of flow and not too much head so it looked like a very good solution to me but was wondering why it didn't suit you. Great video and very helpful. Thanks for the reply.
@kiwifarmernz I came up with an intake design for a gravity fed supply in a very silty burn and so far it seems to be working fine (6months). I'll send you a photo to your website address on Monday when I am back at work. It may be a cheap and cheerful solution if your new intake doesn't work out.
@@bumptybump thanks very much
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Can you use your post ramer for wood splitting, Can you get attachments for it for splitting logs?
you could i suppose, but i haven't seen any around, it would be dangerous as the splitting would not be as controlled as a hydraulic knife.
What poly pipe fittings do you use? They are ridiculously expensive part of it
Mostly the Philmac ones. Yea any of them are very expensive
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Hi i like your video