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Tim Waehling

This report by Tim Waehling shows how East Coast maize grain growers can boost resilience and profitability by building collaborative networks to overcome costs and market pressures.

Doug Maginness

My aim for this project was to break down the barriers and help create an understanding of ‘‘Why do sales teams succeed or fail?’’ and how organizations can unearth problems and enable their teams to discover the solutions to high performance.

Rebecca Miller

This report synthesises communication, connection and collaboration into one solution-based idea, an information platform for events. I needed to identify if there was a need for an information platform.  Looking at the user/farmer not being able to attend the events from the inadequate lead in time, to missing events. For industry, understanding what the main … Read more

Morgan David

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

Collin, Richard L.

Although this is a historical report briefly showing what occurred over 4 years tackling an ongoing issue of seasonal labour demands, this executive summary outlines the general principles of success in this instance. The PickNZ report sets the scene with the industry really having nothing, runs through what was found and focuses upon an effective … Read more

John Ford

Beware ofpartnerships! Some partnerships can be an excellent vehicle for a business and its owners to achieve their goals. However, sometimes they are inappropriate and can be detrimental to the success of the business and its owners. It is essential to those people considering partnerships that the initial optimism and positive feelings they have towards … Read more

McDougall, Bruce

The primary objective of this project is to give the readers a greater understanding of what is expected of each party as and when they enter into a sponsorship agreement. Many rural events rely heavily upon sponsorship for their funding therefore it is important that all parties involved in the event understand the principles of … Read more