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AgFirst Agriculture and Pastoral Projects and Services
The following projects and services offer some insight in the capabilities of our agricultural and pastoral consultancy team.

Sheep and Beef / Dairy Mentoring Scheme

 This project is focused on bringing experienced farmers together with less-experienced for support and guidance in both the Sheep and Beef Sector and Dairying. Pilots have been run in the Waikato with the view to extend this nationwide read more...

National Goat Monitoring Project

Sally Lee co-ordinates this three-year project, jointly funded by the Sustainable Farming Fund, Meat & Wool NZ, Mohair NZ and NZ Boer Goat Association, focusing on on the collection of goat management data based on integrated systems nationwide.

Meat and Wool Bay of Plenty Monitor Farm

This is one of 26 farms throughout NZ that are designed to demonstrate the value of business planning leading to sustainable improvement in on-farm productivity and profitability. read more...

Te Arawa / Bay of Plenty Farm Improvement Group

This project is an initiative designed to identify the main constraints to on-farm productivity on Maori-owned Bay of Plenty sheep and beef farms, and as a result attempt to find solutions via field-days and seminars.. read more...

DairyPush Profit Improvement Programme

This is a combined community initiative to improve profitability of dairy farms in the South Waikato district and ultimately improve the economy of the whole district. read more...

Deer Industry Northern Region Focus Farm Project

This initiative from Deer Industry NZ, in conjunction with DEEResearch and NZDFA at the regional level, establishes four regional focus farm projects and is based on the Meat and Wool NZ Monitor Farm model. The Northern Region is overseen and facilitated by AgFirst's Mark Macintosh. read more...

People with Passion Presentation

A powerpoint presentation addressing the issues of farm succession and asset planning. read more...

Sheep and Beef Discussion Group

Sally has been facilitating a Sheep and Beef Discussion Group the incorporates farmers from Piopio to West Waikato. read more...

Organic Dairy Focus Farm

An Organic Dairy Focus Farm has been set up in the Waikato at Russell and Deanna Bayley's property at Wharepapa South. The aim is to monitor and benchmark what happens on the property read more...

Ediary

A weekly ediary is sent out highlighting key events from Taupo to Cape Reinga and sometimes beyond for farmers and agribusiness. If interested in being on the list, please contact Sally by email.

Meat NZ / Woolpro Monitor Farm Programmes

AgFirst Pastoral Consultants have facilitated Meat NZ / WoolPro Monitor Farm Programmes in Waitomo, Waikato, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and Central Otago. These highly successful programmes have been a key venue for sharing of technical information throughout the industry

MAF Policy Sheep and Beef Monitoring

Since 2000 this team has directly reported to MAF Policy under the National Sheep, Beef Farm Monitoring Contract. This involvement alongside other projects in the field of industry intelligence provides the AgFirst Consultants portfolio with a well-rounded edge in being the leading Sheep / Beef / Deer consultancy team nationwide.

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