Kellogg Programme Reports

This paper will try to explore some of the reasons why equity partnerships are becoming more common, and look at some of the variables that should be investigated if wishing to enter an equity partnership. I have tried to list some things to look out for, for those considering entering or setting up an equity … Read more

The traditional New Zealand meat industry payment system has historically benefited farmers for through-put of livestock with little incentive to improve carcass quality or meat yield. This existing kill payment structure reacts to short term market signals and encourages farmers to “chase” higher seasonal returns, and, as is the case in the venison industry these … Read more

Today’s Farmer is a professional businessperson operating in a culture of complexity. The business focus requires many skills in the endeavour of converting energy into food. The challenges of managing production costs, developing the business, weather and bio-security risk, fluctuating commodity and financial markets, and environmental management are many. In a world increasingly concerned with … Read more

Water quality issues are at the forefront of people’s minds at present. The sheep and beef sector is coming under increasing pressure to ‘do their bit’ to improve water quality on farm. This is not necessarily a straight forward task, and there are a number of barriers preventing widespread action. The sector is also coming … Read more

Angus Pure is a branded Beef program owned 50 percent by the New Zealand Angus Association, the remaining 50 percent is privately owned. New Zealand Angus Association has 325 active members supplying Angus genetics to commercial beef farmers as part of their branded program. The objective of this program is to create a greater demand … Read more

The selection goal of the New Zealand dairy industry National Breeding Objective (NBO) is to identify animals whose progeny will be the most efficient converters of feed into farmer profit. Desired traits and their relative importance in the form of an economic value are combined to produce an index known as Breeding Worth (BW). This … Read more

Wool is one of the oldest commodities still in existence today, and indeed man has used wool for over 10,000 years as a source of food and clothing. However with the advent of the synthetic industry with its vast investments into research development and marketing; wool has struggled to compete on price and sheep numbers … Read more

The great debate refers to the on-going angst New Zealanders are feeling over foreign ownership of some of our most prized possessions – rural land. This contentious issue requires an honest view about what foreign ownership of our pastoral land really looks like, using reliable figures and removing emotion from the issues; is the only … Read more

This research assignment aims to look at the need for diversification in horticultural crops within regions. This has become evident through the unwanted introduction of Psa to New Zealand. Regions such as the Bay of Plenty are largely exposed to the kiwifruit industry which is concerning when currently the outlook on the industry is still … Read more

Little did Isabel Fraser know, that when she returned in 1904 from Yangtze Province in China with Chinese Gooseberry seeds, that 100+ years on, those seeds would create a billion $ Kiwifruit Industry. The examination of the past is essential for drawing lessons from previous experiences so that informed future decisions can be made. Key … Read more

The business case for gender diversity is well documented; women make up 46% of the New Zealand workforce, women control 65% of global spending (Continuum) and yet how does New Zealand agribusiness sit in the leadership space? The Human Rights Commission report of August 2010 ( NZ Human Rights Commission, 2010) indicates that 11.84% is … Read more

In this paper I intend to explore the concept of establishing Producer Groups. I see the establishment of such groups as a way of establishing a better link with processors and exporters and a way of establishing a premium for the groups produce. It is my opinion that Producer groups only really suit dedicated farmers … Read more

New Zealand's expanding dairy industry has created a crucial supervisory role between governance and farm management. This project surveys multiple farm supervisors to understand their varied tasks and identify ways to maximize their value.

New Zealand’s agricultural sector is critically important to New Zealand’s economic future. For Primary Sector and Economic Growth we must give assurances to our trading partners that New Zealand protein products are safe, healthy and disease free. To do so, Industry along with Government support have formulated an Animal Identification and Tracing System that will … Read more

At 4.35am on 4th September 2010, Canterbury was hit by an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale. On 22nd February 2011 and 13th June 2011 a separate fault line approximately 35km from the first, ruptured to inflict two further earthquakes measuring 6.3 and 6.0 respectively. As a direct result of the February earthquake, 181 … Read more

The name of my project is ‘A picture is a thousand words’. I have chosen this name because I think we learn faster and clearer from video instruction manuals compared to written manuals. We learn faster through video recordings because it allows us to use all our senses in comparison to written manuals, which only … Read more

Few studies have looked at what is important to farmers when supplying meat companies. Research has looked at the farmer’s decision making process and what processors are doing to attract farmers but not the link between them. In this paper issues that are important to farmers relating to this link are discussed. Ladder interviews were … Read more

New Zealand was developed off the sheep’s back. It seems unfathomable that the strong wool industry, once our largest export earner, is today fighting for survival. Worse than that, until recently, there was a widespread view it had little chance of remaining viable, both economically and in the volume of fibre produced. During the Korean … Read more

The sheep industry, while largely depressed over the last few years of the last decade, has seen resurgence in the last twelve months and remains an integral part of New Zealand’s agricultural and National economy. Farmers must take advantage of current improved prices by improving productivity, becoming more efficient and remain competitive to ensure the … Read more

Breed Societies have had a place in New Zealand agriculture since the late 1800’s. Breeding groups of all species of livestock began incorporating Breed Societies particularly in the early 1900’s and this practice has continued for the last 100 years. The information gathered in this report refers to Sheep and Beef Breeds predominantly, however does … Read more

My initial intention was to explore Trading Among Farmers (TAF) benefits, as an option for family succession. I believed TAF could be used as an alternative to, or combination of asset distribution, retirement cashflow, family succession vehicle etc … During the ‘education’ process it became apparent that TAF’s options and its flexibility would be wide … Read more

I feel very passionate about the perceived lack of awareness on the whole in the rural sector in developing the young people’s interest and understanding of what he Agri-sector can offer as a career and lifestyle. Another concern is the lack of direction in many cases once people are on their career path within the … Read more

This report provides an overview of some of the developments in technology and how they have impacted on dairy farming at an industry level as well as an individual level. The process of innovation and adoption that can be applied to farmers is discussed, followed by a review of how proven precision technology is being … Read more

The New Zealand Deer Industry has rather a unique history. Kiwi ingenuity at its best, pioneers seeing a pest in the wild as an opportunity to deliver wealth. That vision continues to this day with deer now being farm raised to create a premium product. It has been a concern over the past five years … Read more