February 11, 2025 • 6 mins
Mid Canterbury farmer on the whereabouts of Professor Julian Paton's Series 1 Land Rover. He also updates us on what he's been up to lately as a rural health advocate.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Was still in search of Professor Julian Patten in a
Series one land Rover, but perhaps our next guest on
the Country might be able to shed some light on
his whereabouts. Craig Wiggy Wiggins. I was going to say
rural health but also physical health advocate out of mid Canterbury.
Where is he, Wiggy?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah? I just had a call from a mate, Stephen Rush,
who's probably sitting on his porch watching the will go
by and conbolted and said it went past his place
a little while ago on the way through to Taiappi
and Ring. So yeah, that's where it Isn't be no
coverage up there for sure, Jamie. So you're you guess
going to have to put up with me for a while.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Well, I am, And I've got someone coming off the
bench out of Southland just in case I couldn't find him,
I'll try and get them on tomorrow show. Yes, some
of that central North Island country. You know it well
because you're from what rata he aren't you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Yeah, I am, mate, And we will be heading back
up there very shortly with the health check Carfields or
car Family Foundation Health and Wellness checks as well as
the lean on the date campaign too, But I went
to school and fielding and that's how I know Stephens.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
So yeah, well there you go, right, thank you very
much for that mobile coverage not to flash in some
of that hilly inland country of the North Island right here.
So the Car family do a great job. I mean,
talking about Rabobank and FMG being big contributors to the
rural community, have to be fair. The Car family do
a hell of a lot.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yeah they do, Jamie. We've you know, the health and
Wellness fan that they've put together and I'm lucky enough
to be able to drive it around the country and
pick up a nurse or a doctor here and there
and take it to all these rurals events. It's an
amazing thing, you know. We actually have the other day.
We're just at the Wanaka Jetsprints. We just thought we'd
try that out as well, and there's a lot of
rural people there. You know. We ended up calling the
(01:44):
ambulance over during the day somebody had a medical event
in the health event while we were there. We're off
to the East Coast Farming Expo next week and right
on the back of there we're going to help the
rural support trust and whatever with Wiggy has Farmers Golf
Day and Morinsville, so we're going to buzzle on over
there as well. So yeah, we're all over the country
with it.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Now, replace some mate. That's when you go and give
a farm or a bit of a break from the farm,
is that right?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah, So this is something Rob Coke Williams came to
me with a little while ago, and I've been thinking
about it too. You know, there's a lot of reasons
that farmers can't get off the farm, and one of
the simple ones is just to have somebody look over
the place while they're there and look after it, you know.
And if somebody has to get off the farm in
a hurry, where do you find that person? And a
semi retired farmer or business person or just anybody that
has a bit of skin in the game. Farmers going
(02:33):
through succession planning, for example, it might not be welcome
on their own farm and then want to go and
help somewhere else. We're compiling a list of them nationwide
and so you'll be able to get in touch with
Rob Cope Williams through the Lean on the Gate website
and find somebody to replace a mate. So that you
can take that well needed break, all that break in
an emergency situation if necessary.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Last time we were chatting to you on the country,
we gave you a shameless plugs. Should have sent you
a bell for it, Wiggy. That wonderful little farm. Are
you also small small to medium sized farm and mid
Canterbury there, it's probably got too much with everything else
that's going on in your life. Did you manage to
sell it? Have you moved on?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Yeah? We actually have have sold in bought and the
takeover date on both properties is this Friday. So yeah,
we're scaling down a little bit here in mid Canterbury,
but yeah, I'm hoping to be on the road a
lot more. We've also got Clubs of New Zealand looking
to send us on the tour through the winter around
rural New Zealand with Slat McFarland, Jason Herrick and myself
(03:32):
to do clubmates. So having this farm and being tied
and irrigator here sort of just doesn't really work anymore.
So you have to go where you're getting drawn and
it seems that that's the way we're getting pushed and pulled.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
So do you need an irrigator? In mid Canterbury at
the moment i'm hearing it's pretty green.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Yeah, mate, there's a bit of a problem here for
some of the arable farmers Harleston at the moment, it's
a real nightmare. And in fact I was talking to you, mate,
Luke Alden this morning about maybe just helping out those
guys a little bit where possible, because there's a lot
of harvest that's been sitting around for a while. And yeah,
it's humid today and even I'm looking up at meth
but now is a bit of cloud cover up there,
so it won't be the best.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Yeah. So what those arable farmers want, they want the
warm nor westers.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Good, right, you know, And the last thing they need
to see is a jury morning and followed by an easterly.
I think the pressure is really going to come on
those guys if it isn't already, And just need to
take care of themselves too in that mental and physical
space and make sure that you know you can only
do what you can do. And I know that all
your year comes to fruition at this time of year,
but your best to be still there next year too.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Yeah. I got a text or an email from an
arable farmer when I was going on about the rosy
prospects for a lot of their agg sector or more
rosy prospects at the moment, and they said, don't forget
about the arable farmers because they've got a few head ones.
We're going to speak to an arable farmer very shortly,
who's going to come off the bench for us to
fill in for our missing professor with the land driver.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Yeah, looked at prices of growing some of this product
that is pretty well, it only does one thing. It
just keeps growing up, and I don't think the returns
are as good as they could be many times as well.
And you know, there's also that fickle wind of offshore
markets and some of those small seeds. You know, there's
a lot of countries around the world competing with us,
and then you've got weather changes and like we've just
(05:21):
talked about this season, we haven't really had a lot
of northwesters. So yeah, there's a lot of stuff. You know,
the arable guys certainly take it for the team. You know,
I know, when it's good, it's great, but there's plenty
years that it's just not. And they are definitely price takers.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, well, I hope they get a bit of a
rub off, and I'm sure they will from the good prospects,
Wiggy for the especially the dairy industry. I see or
was it Westpac or someone this morning coming out saying
ten dollars thirty for this season, and they've opened the
they've opened the bidding if you want their forecasts anyhow
for the following season twenty twenty five. Yeah, twenty five
(05:59):
twenty six at ten dollars. So that's good.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, it is a great place to start, isn't it
Just what you're talking about those arable guys, Jamie. You know,
the weather conditions in South I mean, there's a lot
less lambs for them to buy this year as well,
and what's available as a heck of a price, and
a lot of those arable guys put those window crops
and need those lams at a reasonable price and availability
(06:23):
to secure that market as well. So there's a real
daisy chain in all of this. It's got not just
the dairy side of things that helps them out.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Good on you, Wiggy, Hey, thanks for coming on the
show today. Good to catch up with you on Sunday
night when we Judge and I think we're going to
announce the finalists, maybe on tomorrow's show for the Rural
Sports Awards. Always good to catch up mate, Thanks for
your time.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Hey, thanks Jamie. They were a great list of nominations.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Yeah, there's some talent out there all right, Craig Wiggy
Wiggins
Was still in search of Professor Julian Patten in a
Series one land Rover, but perhaps our next guest on
the Country might be able to shed some light on
his whereabouts. Craig Wiggy Wiggins. I was going to say
rural health but also physical health advocate out of mid Canterbury.
Where is he, Wiggy?
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Yeah? I just had a call from a mate, Stephen Rush,
who's probably sitting on his porch watching the will go
by and conbolted and said it went past his place
a little while ago on the way through to Taiappi
and Ring. So yeah, that's where it Isn't be no
coverage up there for sure, Jamie. So you're you guess
going to have to put up with me for a while.
Speaker 1 (00:36):
Well, I am, And I've got someone coming off the
bench out of Southland just in case I couldn't find him,
I'll try and get them on tomorrow show. Yes, some
of that central North Island country. You know it well
because you're from what rata he aren't you?
Speaker 2 (00:49):
Yeah, I am, mate, And we will be heading back
up there very shortly with the health check Carfields or
car Family Foundation Health and Wellness checks as well as
the lean on the date campaign too, But I went
to school and fielding and that's how I know Stephens.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
So yeah, well there you go, right, thank you very
much for that mobile coverage not to flash in some
of that hilly inland country of the North Island right here.
So the Car family do a great job. I mean,
talking about Rabobank and FMG being big contributors to the
rural community, have to be fair. The Car family do
a hell of a lot.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Yeah they do, Jamie. We've you know, the health and
Wellness fan that they've put together and I'm lucky enough
to be able to drive it around the country and
pick up a nurse or a doctor here and there
and take it to all these rurals events. It's an
amazing thing, you know. We actually have the other day.
We're just at the Wanaka Jetsprints. We just thought we'd
try that out as well, and there's a lot of
rural people there. You know. We ended up calling the
(01:44):
ambulance over during the day somebody had a medical event
in the health event while we were there. We're off
to the East Coast Farming Expo next week and right
on the back of there we're going to help the
rural support trust and whatever with Wiggy has Farmers Golf
Day and Morinsville, so we're going to buzzle on over
there as well. So yeah, we're all over the country
with it.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Now, replace some mate. That's when you go and give
a farm or a bit of a break from the farm,
is that right?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Yeah, So this is something Rob Coke Williams came to
me with a little while ago, and I've been thinking
about it too. You know, there's a lot of reasons
that farmers can't get off the farm, and one of
the simple ones is just to have somebody look over
the place while they're there and look after it, you know.
And if somebody has to get off the farm in
a hurry, where do you find that person? And a
semi retired farmer or business person or just anybody that
has a bit of skin in the game. Farmers going
(02:33):
through succession planning, for example, it might not be welcome
on their own farm and then want to go and
help somewhere else. We're compiling a list of them nationwide
and so you'll be able to get in touch with
Rob Cope Williams through the Lean on the Gate website
and find somebody to replace a mate. So that you
can take that well needed break, all that break in
an emergency situation if necessary.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Last time we were chatting to you on the country,
we gave you a shameless plugs. Should have sent you
a bell for it, Wiggy. That wonderful little farm. Are
you also small small to medium sized farm and mid
Canterbury there, it's probably got too much with everything else
that's going on in your life. Did you manage to
sell it? Have you moved on?
Speaker 2 (03:11):
Yeah? We actually have have sold in bought and the
takeover date on both properties is this Friday. So yeah,
we're scaling down a little bit here in mid Canterbury,
but yeah, I'm hoping to be on the road a
lot more. We've also got Clubs of New Zealand looking
to send us on the tour through the winter around
rural New Zealand with Slat McFarland, Jason Herrick and myself
(03:32):
to do clubmates. So having this farm and being tied
and irrigator here sort of just doesn't really work anymore.
So you have to go where you're getting drawn and
it seems that that's the way we're getting pushed and pulled.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
So do you need an irrigator? In mid Canterbury at
the moment i'm hearing it's pretty green.
Speaker 2 (03:47):
Yeah, mate, there's a bit of a problem here for
some of the arable farmers Harleston at the moment, it's
a real nightmare. And in fact I was talking to you, mate,
Luke Alden this morning about maybe just helping out those
guys a little bit where possible, because there's a lot
of harvest that's been sitting around for a while. And yeah,
it's humid today and even I'm looking up at meth
but now is a bit of cloud cover up there,
so it won't be the best.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
Yeah. So what those arable farmers want, they want the
warm nor westers.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
Good, right, you know, And the last thing they need
to see is a jury morning and followed by an easterly.
I think the pressure is really going to come on
those guys if it isn't already, And just need to
take care of themselves too in that mental and physical
space and make sure that you know you can only
do what you can do. And I know that all
your year comes to fruition at this time of year,
but your best to be still there next year too.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Yeah. I got a text or an email from an
arable farmer when I was going on about the rosy
prospects for a lot of their agg sector or more
rosy prospects at the moment, and they said, don't forget
about the arable farmers because they've got a few head ones.
We're going to speak to an arable farmer very shortly,
who's going to come off the bench for us to
fill in for our missing professor with the land driver.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Yeah, looked at prices of growing some of this product
that is pretty well, it only does one thing. It
just keeps growing up, and I don't think the returns
are as good as they could be many times as well.
And you know, there's also that fickle wind of offshore
markets and some of those small seeds. You know, there's
a lot of countries around the world competing with us,
and then you've got weather changes and like we've just
(05:21):
talked about this season, we haven't really had a lot
of northwesters. So yeah, there's a lot of stuff. You know,
the arable guys certainly take it for the team. You know,
I know, when it's good, it's great, but there's plenty
years that it's just not. And they are definitely price takers.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
Yeah, well, I hope they get a bit of a
rub off, and I'm sure they will from the good prospects,
Wiggy for the especially the dairy industry. I see or
was it Westpac or someone this morning coming out saying
ten dollars thirty for this season, and they've opened the
they've opened the bidding if you want their forecasts anyhow
for the following season twenty twenty five. Yeah, twenty five
(05:59):
twenty six at ten dollars. So that's good.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, it is a great place to start, isn't it
Just what you're talking about those arable guys, Jamie. You know,
the weather conditions in South I mean, there's a lot
less lambs for them to buy this year as well,
and what's available as a heck of a price, and
a lot of those arable guys put those window crops
and need those lams at a reasonable price and availability
(06:23):
to secure that market as well. So there's a real
daisy chain in all of this. It's got not just
the dairy side of things that helps them out.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Good on you, Wiggy, Hey, thanks for coming on the
show today. Good to catch up with you on Sunday
night when we Judge and I think we're going to
announce the finalists, maybe on tomorrow's show for the Rural
Sports Awards. Always good to catch up mate, Thanks for
your time.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
Hey, thanks Jamie. They were a great list of nominations.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
Yeah, there's some talent out there all right, Craig Wiggy
Wiggins
Popular Podcasts
The Breakfast Club
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy And Charlamagne Tha God!
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
Decisions, Decisions
Welcome to "Decisions, Decisions," the podcast where boundaries are pushed, and conversations get candid! Join your favorite hosts, Mandii B and WeezyWTF, as they dive deep into the world of non-traditional relationships and explore the often-taboo topics surrounding dating, sex, and love. Every Monday, Mandii and Weezy invite you to unlearn the outdated narratives dictated by traditional patriarchal norms. With a blend of humor, vulnerability, and authenticity, they share their personal journeys navigating their 30s, tackling the complexities of modern relationships, and engaging in thought-provoking discussions that challenge societal expectations. From groundbreaking interviews with diverse guests to relatable stories that resonate with your experiences, "Decisions, Decisions" is your go-to source for open dialogue about what it truly means to love and connect in today's world. Get ready to reshape your understanding of relationships and embrace the freedom of authentic connections—tune in and join the conversation!