Dairy
Sam Hogg
There is great disconnect in society when it comes to externalities and who pays for these. Specifically in agriculture, the common goods be it air, water and soil are getting destroyed by modern farming methods. It is these very foundations that everything is built on, not just a farm or some food. Environmental limits are … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 38
Matthew Bell
For as long as I can remember the dairy industry has struggled to attract and retain people. There are varying reasons for this and these have all culminated in the position the dairy industry currently finds itself in. I am hugely passionate about the dairy industry and have experienced firsthand these staffing issues. This is … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 38
Jack Raharuhi
Severe storms and flooding are occurring in New Zealand more with more impact to our people and environment. How prepared for an Emergency is critical to how an event impacts your business is significant to a profitable farming system. Methods used for this report is a comprehensive analysis into regional emergency response giving the understanding … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Nick Giera
Changes in dairy farm ownership and overall industry growth has occurred at a rapid pace in the past 25 years . This has largely occurred due to strong returns from dairy farming driving a “dairy boom” in most regions of New Zealand. The dairy boom has been particularly evident in the South Island where farmers … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Lisa Kendall
Animal welfare in New Zealand agriculture is a vital part of our “brand” as an exporting country. Both nationally and globally, consumers are expecting more and more transparency throughout the food supply chain. With society’s collective conscience adapting an increased focus on the ethical treatment of animals, we as members of the agricultural community have … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Jason Hoyle
From my time researching my chosen Kellogg’s topic, I have found it very easy to say something is broken. We need to change. This needs to be done by aiming for those low hanging fruit that shock and challenge us as dairy farmers. I have since come to the realization that great leaders can inspire … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Mark Hooper
Federated Farmers is a strong lobby and advocacy organization that has proudly represented New Zealand’s primary production sector since 1946. In the period from 2014 to early 2018 Federated Farmers experienced a 7.5% decline in membership subscriptions. While much of this decline can be attributed directly to a significant downturn in dairy farming returns in … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Jason Grant
Currently, the environment and water quality are at the forefront of New Zealanders minds. There is a general consensus that our environment is suffering from the strain modern society has put on it. As a consequence of this, the agriculture industry is coming under increased pressure and scrutiny to find solutions to address this problem. … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Nick de Ridder
The New Zealand Agricultural Sector makes up about two thirds of the exported goods from New Zealand and as such remains the most important industry for New Zealand’s economy. Agricultural farms span from Stewart Island in the South to Cape Reinga in the North, some 1600 km away and from one coast line in the … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
James Courtman
The decision by Fonterra to implement TAF (Trading Among Farmers) back in 2012 was a major decision in the history of the co-operative and was predominantly to address an issue know as Redemption risk. This redemption issue was something Fonterra conceded to in the process of forming Fonterra in 2001. Government at the time wouldn’t … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Penny Clark-Hall
The topic of social licence has become more mainstream in New Zealand in the past five years as our primary sector has grappled with what appears to be a public discontent with its environmental, health and safety, animal welfare and employment performance. The public discontent appears as if it is driving a wedge between the … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 37
Pablo Gallegos
“If anybody anywhere in the world can use small amounts of energy, water and nutrients to create the same quality food as we can here then why would anyone buy from New Zealand?” That’s the question that Lance Wiggs director of several New Zealand high-growth companies (www.lancewiggs.com) asked to his readers back in February 2016. … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 36
Allister Holmes
It is naïve and self-centered to even consider our selves the owners of land. Land has existed for millennia before we “own” it, and will continue to exist for millennia after we no longer “own” it. We are simply occupiers, users and stewards of it for a fleeting time. Current land stewards should undertake succession … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 36
Solis Norton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjzbCEmvtGk&list=PL_FGrpOWrfXvXSGWBr9pj48LJHnXeZeJ5&index=3&t=0s Listen to the podcast Download the report This report explores and applies a novel methodology of standardising and quantifying energy flows within New Zealand’s primary food production chains and more widely within New Zealand itself in relation to the Zero Carbon bill. Then demonstrates the method as a critically important adjunct to economics in … Read more
- March 2019
- Nuffield 2018
Tony Dowman
The dairy industry has for a long time been challenged to recruit sufficient people to fill vacancies and to meet the needs created by natural attrition. Generation Z (Gen Z) are people born after 1995. The relevance being that Gen Z are aged up to approximately 20 years (as at 2017) and are starting to … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 36
Paul Edwards
During the last two decades (1995 to 2015) the New Zealand dairy industry has undergone significant growth. Nationally, cow numbers have increased 70% from 2.9 to 5 million, the area in dairy has increased 45% from 1.2 to 1.75 million hectares and milk production has increased 129% from 8.1 billion to 18.6 billion milksolids (DairyNZ … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 36
Edward Von Randow
Is there an issue with how dairy farm staff are being trained off farm and is this giving the results the farmers need. For the diary sector to continue to farm in New Zealand we need to make sure that our staff are well trained in all aspects of farming not just the day to … Read more
- 2018
- Kellogg 36
Kate Boyd
Is now the time for bovine dominance in the milk market to be challenged? There are variable and questionable milk alternatives more readily available both locally and abroad and our New Zealand sheep dairy history would suggest the current spike in popularity will be short-lived. I disagree. In my opinion New Zealand is the ideal … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 34
Brook Yates
The dairy industry in New Zealand today is as important to the future of the dairy farmer as it is to the future of the New Zealand economy. But as the industry stands, dairy is at a crossroads. New Zealand was identified early in its colonisation as being blessed with the ideal climate and wide … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 35
Michael Woodward
Dairy farmer’s rights, like those of every member of society are bound by what that society is prepared to defend. This defence is called our social licence and it is the trust that has been built up over time between two parties. The goal of this report is to identify ways in which dairy farmers … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 35
Rhys Roberts
This report aims to identify a pathway for dairy farmers to move from land farmers to land owners. In this report, I single out a pathway known as lease farming and analyse the feasibility and financial pathway to farm ownership over a ten-year time frame. To begin I set the scene on trends formed over … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 35
Wilma Foster
This project aims to assess what DairyNZ can do to improve the way it learns from other organisations. Thirteen interviews were carried out, seven with people from DairyNZ and six from organisations related to the kiwifruit industry (HortNZ, KVH, NZKGI, Zespri). The interviews were transcribed and then analysed. The key findings below are supported by … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 35
Ryan O’Sullivan
The NZ dairy industry has always historically enjoyed the advantage of being the world’s lowest cost producer of milk with our cheap pasture feed resource being the envy of the dairy industry globally. Despite this, farmers in the Europe and the US, the worlds 2nd and third largest exporters are eyeing opportunities for growth to … Read more
- 2018
- Nuffield 2017
Sophia Clark
50/50 Sharemilking as a path to farm ownership is a tried and true journey in the NZ Dairy Industry. Often, sharemilkers have to grow their herds quickly over a short period of time. For example, moving from a 270 cow farm up to a 500 cow farm. A sharemilker’s herd is their biggest and most … Read more
- 2017
- Kellogg 35