What you learn and experience on an NZ
farm tour
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Total clarity on what simple, high-profit, resilient systems really means
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Basic husbandry with animals when farming at scale + grass
management
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Strong emphasis on managing people, and teams of people
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Developing people for high-level management
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Money, Budgets, Banks, Cost Control
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How does one best handle using leverage safely and effectively?
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Governance, Managing risk, Scenario planning
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Simplifying systems as herds size grow
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Project management/infrastructure - NZ strong in this area
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Organisation of work on farms - NZ average 15-16 hours/cow. We
visit one manager who is close to half that
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Joint venture farming
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Share milking, 50-50, lower order share milking, contract milking
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What things need constant monitoring in real time + immediate action
- if necessary?
