Kellogg Programme Reports

This report covers two surveys that were conducted to determine how postgraduate education can be delivered in the Bay of Plenty, to best meet the kiwifruit industries needs. CEO’s and chairmen of seven postharvest facilities covering 65% of the national kiwifruit crop and 50% of the avocado crop were interviewed. They were very positive about … Read more

Project outcomes are; to quantatively determine the needs of primary sector accounting customers (farmers), to identify: (i) What farmers accountancy needs are currently being met by accountants (ii) What farmers accountancy needs accountants are not currently meeting?, and to identify opportunities for professional development for primary sector accountants to bridge the gap between the actual … Read more

The objective of this project is to provide a comparison of financial performance for owner operated dairy farms in Canterbury, Southland, and the West Coast. Meyer, Basil

Sharemilking is a contractual arrangement where one party (the farm owner) provides the infrastructure required for dairy farming, and the other (the sharemilker) provides the physical labour, management skills and some of the chattels or livestock required to operate the farm. Under the 50% agreement the sharemilker owns the herd, plant and mobile equipment. The … Read more

This is my chronicle in which I am recording the last few months of interesting and unforeseen circumstances in my life. My husband had a stint in hospital with an infected hand. Finally after two weeks I realized the inevitable, I was it. I had to take on the farming role; there was no one … Read more

Our families are our most important asset. We as parents want to give the children we are blessed with, the best start in life they can possibly get. Education, after family life, is the main way to give them that start. As children advance through the primary system secondary education is uppermost in parents minds. … Read more

This report has been written to convey the experiences that I have enjoyed and the lessons I have learned in eight years involvement in large scale community water enhancement project promotions. In the early 80’s with the major government reforms, promoters’ of irrigation were left on their own with government assistance totally withdrawn. This period … Read more

New Zealand's agriculture dominates exports, but biotechnology faces consumer skepticism despite lacking harm evidence. Building public trust through education, transparent regulation via ERMA, and responsible communication is essential for maintaining New Zealand's competitive global advantage.

The development of any new variety of plant, especially a fruiting one where the fruit has commercial potential, is often a long and costly exercise, and one not undertaken lightly. The opportunity to gain some form of protection to allow a plant breeder to recoup his costs and make a profit from his breeding investment … Read more

This assignment is written from the perspective of a sheep breeder and traces the history and the present day activities of the NZ Sheep Industry through a practical point of view. Maximising the profitability of the NZ Sheep Industry starts down on the farm and flows through the efficient processing and marketing channels to supply … Read more

For sports clubs in the Matamata-Piako District to survive it is important that they consider if the methods of the past are in fact the ways of the future. Clubs often have to bear the burden of spiralling maintenance costs for often under-utilised facilities and societal changes such as more punitive drink-driving laws have reduced … Read more

The protection of New Zealand’s indigenous biodiversity of New Zealand is a significant national issue. Central Hawke’s Bay (CHB) has not escaped comments about the continuing loss and degradation of native bush, and apparently slow rate of protection. At the same time there is an increasing awareness within farming circles of the value of these … Read more

The problem of Stray Voltage in Farm Dairies is not new. In the past extensive research was done on voltage and animal behaviour. This resulted in the formulation of construction guidelines for farm dairies. The dairy industry now hosts a new generation of dairy farmers that may not have the same level of knowledge and … Read more

At the time of writing this introduction, the New Zealand Government and media are talking about the knowledge wave economy – if we were able to reduce any limitations that school Boards of Trustees (BOT’s) experience and encourage them to use their creativity, positively affecting every child in our education system, and the whole of … Read more

Severe drought in the recent summer of 2000/01 highlighted the significant impact that water plays in the productive land based industries of the Tasman district. Rationing of irrigation water reached an unprecedented level. This, coupled with the Tasman District Councils proposed resource management plan for water, questioned the efficient and equitable allocation of water for … Read more

The Kiwifruit industry faces some significant challenges in the near future. This report sets out to look laterally at a variety of market trends and current growth areas. It reviews these areas and trends with the objective of identifying commercial opportunity. It suggests paths to follow in order to realise these opportunities. Finally and most … Read more

When trying to think of a subject for my project during the Kellogg Leadership Program, I became aware of the lack of knowledge of Federated Farmers by some of the attendees on the program with me. Although there was wide awareness of the organisation’s existence and some of the work undertaken by Federated Farmers by … Read more

The purpose of this study was to determine what farmers perceive as limiting factors to improving sheep production on their properties based in the Upper North Island (Taupo – Kaitaia). The researcher had recently changed jobs to become a Sheep Production Officer for WoolPro based in this area, which involves liaising with the Northern North … Read more

Many New Zealand sheep and beef farmers are operating marginally viable farms. These people often justify remaining. In farming by quoting that farming is not so much for the money but the lifestyle. When the financial situation of theses farms is explored it concludes that after taking reasonable returns in real terms the farm is … Read more

Rural Communities around us are dying. This study identifies that the best way to revive a rural community is by focusing on the community’s assets, capacities and abilities. In New Zealand the Department of Labour’s Community Employment Group (CEG) provides a good support network to encourage revitalisation. The change, however, must come from within the … Read more

“This report examines the problem of conflicting water use. There is a finite resource of water and an increasing number of bodies wanting to abstract it from the water bodies and use it for various uses; irrigation, power generation, urban supply to name a few. At the same time recreation water users and conservationists are … Read more

The New Zealand Dairy Industry is a resourced based highly fragmented industry with the distinctive competency of low cost production of milk-to-milk product. Fonterra co-operative has been created from a merger of three key players in the industry along with 14000 shareholders farmers, this company processes the primary resource of milk, manufacturing that resource into … Read more

Irrigation is almost unheard of in South Otago with only a small number of farmers ever using it. Despite being an area that is not traditionally know as being prone to drought, South Otago does occasionally suffer from extended dry periods that can cause production fluctuations, with some parts of the district being more susceptible … Read more

Dairy industry needs 5000 workers by 2005. Despite high unemployment, attracting staff is challenging. Targeting school leavers may help meet future demands.