It is eight years since the Primary Growth Partnership programme was announced by the then recently elected National Government. At the end of 2016 there were 20 projects under way and just two completed, but 30th June sees the completion of FarmIQ, the largest of the red meat sector programmes. This seems to be an appropriate point to evaluate the success of PGP, in particular the six meat and two wool programmes which have been allocated total Crown and industry funding of $342 million. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘FarmIQ’
Steady progress with Primary Growth projects
June 14, 2017Silver Fern Farms heaves sigh of relief
November 6, 2014This week’s announcement by Silver Fern Farms of an unaudited pre-tax profit of $5-7 million for the last financial year signals a massive improvement on the substantial losses of the two previous years. But in spite of the $100 million debt reduction, it does little more than provide some breathing space for the company to review its future capital structure options. (more…)
Doubtful if changing of the guard will bring change of direction
October 30, 2013When Eoin Garden retires as Silver Fern Farms’ chairman at the AGM in December, both cooperatives will have had a change at the top within three months of each other. So the big question is whether this will make any difference to the way they operate: will there be a significant change of culture and leadership from the top or will it be much the same as before? (more…)
MIA gives honest assessment of industry challenges
October 24, 2013The Meat Industry Association has recently published its 2013 Annual Report which contains an honest assessment of the challenges of the past year and a summary of the positive initiatives under way. (more…)
Genetics programmes critical for improving productivity
September 14, 2013Two complementary programmes have just been announced which promise to deliver improved sheep traits which will compensate for lower production and generate greater profits. (more…)
Differences more apparent than real
April 24, 2012In spite of recent disagreements, most notably between Keith Cooper of Silver Fern Farms and Beef and Lamb NZ, there doesn’t appear to be too much wrong with relationships between meat companies and the industry good organisation representing sheep and beef farmers (more…)
More farmer support for Beef & Lamb NZ
March 12, 2012Keith Cooper’s resignation and call to farmers to give meat companies their levy funds for marketing appear to have, in B&LNZ chairman Mike Petersen’s words, “crystallised support for the organisation.” (more…)