Dairy
Marise James
1. Deregulation of the UK Dairy Industry 1.1 The Milk Marketing Board in the UK was deregulated in 1994 and the previously integrated dairy industry was fragmented into separate organisations responsible for milk collection and dairy processing. 1.2 This opened the door for true competition for dairy farmers who could now choose to supply milk … Read more
- 1998
- Nuffield 1998
Becroft Owen, D
I suspected that there is a significant problem in the New Zealand dairy industry with regard to high fatigue/stress levels. In researching this project I discovered that there has been very little work done in New Zealand with regard to fatigue/stress and none that looked at the dairy industry in particular. This may be due … Read more
- 1997
- Kellogg 14
Old, Kevin
There are many different components in bovine milk which change between farms, herds, individual cows, stage of lactation and types and levels of nutrition. Any variation in milk composition must have a return to either the consumer, the manufacturer or the farmer. It is believed that there are real economic advantages in the manipulation of … Read more
- 1997
- Kellogg 14
Speight, Sarah
Sharemilking is unique to dairy farming in New Zealand. It is an excellent form of employment for less experienced dairy farmers with the main objective of building up a strong asset base relatively quickly while not having to purchase land. For dairy farm owners that want to free up capital yet retain a reasonable income … Read more
- 1997
- Kellogg 14
Polson Ross
This Report aims to analyse the “on farm” costs and returns of a Proposed Irrigation Development in Mid Canterbury. The Land and Area is recognised as being suitable for irrigation development. Two detailed On Farm Development Programmes are cash flowed over a three-year programme using a case study property of 200 hectares (total). These Financial … Read more
- 1997
- Kellogg 14
Brown, Tracy
The New Zealand dairying industry is about efficiently converting feed into profit. “Efficiency of milk production is the New Zealand dairy industry’s key strategic advantage as it competes against subsidised milk products in the international marketplace … ” (Sir Dryden Spring – Chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board). To do this well we need … Read more
- 1997
- Kellogg 14
Mudford Penny
Over the last 20 years some definite trends have occurred in New Zealand dairy farming. Total milk processed has increased steadily yet simultaneously there have been a decline in the number of dairy farms. The major reason for this occurrence is that real returns paid to dairy farmers for their milk has decreased. We can … Read more
- 1995
- Kellogg 13
Coats, Ted
Livestock Improvement Corporation is presently undertaking a major review of genetic and production evaluations it provides to the New Zealand dairy industry. The Animal Evaluation Review is investigating the use of a sophisticated method of producing animal evaluations known as the Animal Model. The review is now looking into methods of combining the individual trait … Read more
- 1994
- Kellogg 12
Taylor Roger, G
The project involves a comparison of land purchase options for expansion of a Northland Dairy Unit. Taylor Roger, G
- 1992
- Kellogg 11
Monaghan, John
This report outlines the information collected from a survey of 24 people in the Tui Milk Products Supply Area who have been involved in the recent conversions of drystock units to dairy-farms and the expansion of existing dairy farms. The main reasons identified for converting a drystock unit to dairying is to obtain higher and … Read more
- 1992
- Kellogg 11
Buchanan, A. G.
In 1988 the Papamoa Agriculture Centre became the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s centre for Agricultural Training. Practical skills training was initially achieved by using co-operating neighbours farms for the training. However this was not the ideal situation, as the practise of using private properties for training was restrictive. The properties were not set up for … Read more
- 1992
- Kellogg 11
Jordan, Richard
The survey was taken over the Moa-Nui Dairy Co-operative supply area. The questionaire was sent to all Shareholding farmers and also to all Sharemilkers. 1039 farm owners and 260 sharemilkers received the questionaires. There was a 22 percent response. Actual numbers that responded were 226 owners and 57 sharemilkers. The reasons for undertaking the survey … Read more
- 1990
- Kellogg 10
Poole Quentin
The wholesale changes to economic life in the past six years have affected the dairy industry as much as any other sector within New Zealand. Changes to: (a) Taxation ego Taxation of co-operative profits, (b) Commercial activity as seen in no longer having tied supplies (until the July 1990 regulations!) (c) Trying to define ownership … Read more
- 1990
- Kellogg 10
Jones, P. A.
This paper aims to outline the advantages of the single seller principle. The example backgrounded is the New Zealand Dairy Board. The New Zealand Apple and Pear Board is another of the producer Boards’ that has marketed itself through a single desk approach, with the most recent addition being the statutory adoption of sole selling … Read more
- 1988
- Kellogg 8
Hammond Colin, C
In the 1990’s the Diary Industry entered into an area of rapid change, and legislative reviews that altered the relationship between the NZ Dairy Board and the Dairy Companies. Bay Milk Products (BMP) endeavoured to manage Industry change in a positive and constructive manner, but soon realised that with only minority industry support it had … Read more
- 1980
- Kellogg 2