Nuffield 2010 Reports

Irrigation and water storage Factors outside a farm boundary, play a large role in the farming system.  Irrigation water comes from the runoff from a whole catchment area.  Water also leaves the farm and can have effects on the quality of waterways if nutrient and or sediment goes with it. Water storage for future irrigation … Read more

This Nuffield Report seeks to answer the question “How do Dairy Cooperatives Grow for Farmers’ benefit?”  It is set in the context of New Zealand’s need to increase its earning capability to match Australia.  As New Zealand’s largest company, and second largest industry, Fonterra’s future plays an important role in our economy.  The question is … Read more

New Zealand Agriculture Education and Training (AE&T) has helped build a country that has been extremely successful – largely based on export of its primary industries, innovation and services to agriculture. Over time a multitude of providers and a plethora of qualifications have developed to meet the demand. There have always been challenges for education … Read more