2009 Reports
Mandi McLeod
The term ‘succession’ is usually used in the narrowest sense of asset transfer between generations with little attention paid to management succession in the case of a (family) farm business or succession of board members at a board and governance level. With agriculture contributing approximately 15% of GDP, New Zealand’s aging agricultural population is of … Read more
- 2009
- Nuffield 2009
Alex Jack
By introducing myself from the outset, I hope to help you understand where I’m coming from … my perspective, my personal bias, my motivation, my interests, i.e. an insight into why I may see the world differently from you. I am the current owner operator of our intergenerational family beef farm, which I hope will … Read more
- 2009
- Nuffield 2009
Gregg Pardoe
I initially chose my topic as I believed that Maori farming is going through a renaissance and that we as a people are realising the potential of our immense land assets. Looking at New Zealand on a global scale I asked myself the question; how are other Indigenous peoples with bigger land area’s farming their … Read more
- 2009
- Nuffield 2009
Craw Hamish
The New Zealand sheep breeding industry in the next ten years is likely to be more focused on breeding for traits that meet market requirements rather than breeding for on farm production. This is being driven by meat companies starting to pay on the meat value of the carcass. With the assistance of breeding tools … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Gower Fiona
Rural Women New Zealand has been in operation for over 80 years. Through the years and the name changes its main aim to support rural women, families and communities has stayed basically the same. As a relatively new member of RWNZ, there is a lot about the organisation that I do not know about or … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Powdrell Richard, J
This report aims to identify the roading issues of SH 2 that place barriers on the future development of Te Puke. By identifying the problem areas, created by high traffic volumes and high heavy vehicle percentages, it will stimulate discussion and debate resulting in a more unified approach to achieving solutions. It recommends a more … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Cookson, Timothy R.
Irrigation and water storage has long been touted as a potential for improvements in productivity in dryland East Coast areas. Reports date back to the 1880’s discussing the benefits water would bring to farmlands. Currently there is 750,000ha of land irrigated in New Zealand with approximately 400,000ha in Canterbury. The total irrigated area in New … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
MacDonald Boyd, A
The following report researches the feasibility and profitability of growing Hazelnuts on our property in Canterbury and outlines these findings in a business plan. MacDonald Boyd, A
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Wilson Michelle, A
Accident Compensation Corporation Statistics (ACC Statistics 2009) show that there are on average 30 sudden deaths on farms each year. These figures are only for accidents on farm. They do not include sudden deaths related to medical conditions.(See Appendix A) These statistics highlight the reason why we should all be prepared for the sudden death … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Dolan Matthew, J
The Fresh Produce industry is by nature competitive, and the demand for high quality consistent products requires technologies and methods to describe and manage the high degree of variability which is inherent in Horticultural crops. An opportunity exists to use Supply Chain Information to measure the quality and value of fruit, and a range of … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Orsborn Sam
Over the past twelve months we have seen extreme fluctuations in factors affecting agricultural return such as exchange rates and dairy payout. This volatility is changing the risk status of agriculture in New Zealand. Farmers need to take greater control of the financial management of their businesses. There is a great opportunity to increase profitability … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Wills, Grant
What is our dairy pasture really worth? Or, more importantly, what are we prepared to pay for the land that it grows on? Through this report, seven farm performance parameters have been compared with the value offarm sales in the Matamata-Piako district. The two physical parameters, pasture production, and milksolids production, have been compared with … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Smith Diane
Exercise is important for all women of all ages and it should be an integral part of your life. A number of women were surveyed or received a Fitness Challenge Programme for 2009 on their exercise regime. I wanted to find out what exercise women were involved in and what motivated them to exercise. This … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25
Mitchell Peter, J
Today’s farmers are under increasing pressure to adopt more efficient agricultural principles, making the best possible use of resources by minimising high energy inputs, such as pesticides, fertilisers, fossil fuels and water, without loss of food quality and yield. The challenges are to maintain and increase productivity and profitability, while reducing any potentially negative environmental … Read more
- 2009
- Kellogg 25