Agricultural Training; i ncreasing the productivity of the workforce
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Agricultural Training; i ncreasing the productivity of the workforce. New Zealand’s largest and oldest specialist in vocational agricultural training. Our Vision. To lift the performance and perception of the agricultural workforce. Attract people to the industry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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•To inspire people to a career in the primary sector
•To make our graduates work ready and highly employable in all facets of the agricultural sector•To further equip those already in the rural sector with the skills and knowledge required for industry development
•To demonstrate best practice and extend thinking
Custom made to suit different farming contexts - family farms, small herds, large herds…
Examples of programmes include:-Dairy Technician-Sheep and goat technician-Farm supervisor-Dairy farming basics-Introduction to New Zealand Agriculture
Learn the Taratahi philosophy of training…
•How do we prepare our students for their first job?
•What does real training on real farms look like?
•How do we up skill the workforce?
Participants of this programme learn by doing. This programme is highly practical.
1week – 12 weeks in length
Groups of 12 preferred
Accommodation on campus
This programme is structured around skill modules designed to encourage best practice in managing a small dairy herd for milk production in order to lift production and profitability.
water protein fat Minerals, vitamins and carbohydrates
Milk solids
• In NZ farmers are paid by the amount of milk solids they produce
• In Indonesia farmers are paid by the litre of milk• The goodness of milk is in the milk solids
New Zealand statistics 2012 Indonesian statistics 2011
Average litres produced per cow per year = 4,950Average per day = 18L
Average litres produced per cow per year = 3,300Average per day = 12L although anecdotally, we hear figures of 6-8L
NZ milks 4.6m cows 495,231 (total dairy herd)
NZ companies processed 19.1 b L of milk = 1.69b kg milk solids
927,838L milk produced in total
On average 275 days in milk Less than 275 days in milk
Average gross income per cow @ $8.20 per kg milk solids = NZ$3040 = IDR28,577,382
10 litres x Rp4000/l x 275 = IDR11M
Average production per cow over the season
Lift in production and profitability
Good breedingGood feedingGood animal health Low stress
A happy cow!
Thank you for your time and consideration.
