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Goats Business Plan 2007/2008

Mission
Our vision is to add value to the business of farming goats.

Key Strategic Issues

  • World-wide mohair prices remain strong and farm gate returns have been good - even as the NZ$ appreciated against many other currencies. However the New Zealand clip has, at best, remained stable recent years.
  • Killing space for goats at freezing works throughout the country is unreliable.
  • There is a deficiency of licensed animal remedies for goats.
  • Perceptions of farming goats, particularly among government agencies and territorial authorities, demonstrate an ignorance of reality.
  • There is a steady stream of enquiries from farmers interested in farming goats - how do we support new farmers?
  • New farmers often find it difficult to find and purchase good stock lines to start their flock.
  • The average age of goat farmers is increasing - how do we attract younger farmers into the industry particular in light of the current high returns in dairy farming?
    The need to foster programmes of work to challenge existing farming practices to see continual improvement in quality and returns.

Mindful of these issues Federated Farmers aims to support goat farmers to maximise profitability by supporting initiatives to increase fibre returns, lobbying for a complementary regulatory environment, and encouraging best practice through industry initiatives.

Goals

  • Federated Farmers Goats will provide leadership to the mohair industry, through:
    Maintaining strong relationships between the fibre warehouses and farmers and continue to promote the benefits of farming goats especially in conjunction with cattle sheep and deer.
  • Establish effective working relationships with meat processing companies and actively pursue solutions that will provide more assured killing schedules.
  • Maintain an effective presence on the steering group for the combined goat breed research programme.
  • Work with Federated Farmers to ensure that there is a regulatory environment complementary to goat farming. Encourage best farming practice.
  • Provide support to local industry groups.
  • Maintain a register of breeding animals.
  • Seek ways to promote goat farming through appropriate educational institutions.
  • Implement a programme of work to raise the profile of the industry, particularly within the Federated Farmers network.

Strategies

  • Compile and release national fibre production figures twice annually for the information of members.
  • Maintain a presence on the Goat Advisory Group MWNZ.
  • Seek MWNZ support to fund the evaluation scheme.
  • Make appropriate representations on any proposed regulatory issues that will impact on the operations of goat farmers.
  • Hold a minimum of four audio and two face-to-face board meetings annually.
    Maintain a register of breeding animals.
  • Increase membership of the MNZ Sector Group to 175 members.
  • Prepare an information leaflet for use by membership recruitment officers. 

 

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