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Soil Summit Confirms NZ Farmer Experience
Monday, 21 February 2011, 12:34 pm | eCOGENT
Sustainable farming practices that increase soil carbon have been identified as critical in helping address growing international concerns over world soil quality and food production, according to leading international soil scientists meeting in Sydney ... More >>
Benchmark Soil Carbon Now
Tuesday, 9 November 2010, 4:28 pm | eCOGENT
Farmers should know the carbon content of their soils, and now is the best time to establish that according to farm business specialist Peter Floyd. Benchmarking soil carbon and condition in spring and early summer, when moisture levels are still reasonably ... More >>
Mindset Change Brings Farming Turnaround
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 4:18 pm | eCOGENT
The idea that if farmers produce more they will always be better off financially is wrong and farmers need to become more clearly focused on profit, according to farm business specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
Communication Key To Success For Farmers
Friday, 30 April 2010, 10:57 am | eCOGENT
Despite flights being diverted to Wellington due to fog and rising water threatening shop closures, this year’s annual National e-COGENT conference provided members with an opportunity to discuss key issues facing the animal production industry. ... More >>
Soil Carbon Increases Could Boost Farm Profit
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 5:23 pm | eCOGENT
A number of pastoral farmers are likely to earn much healthier profits this year as the result of substantial improvements to their soil carbon levels. One large sheep farm on the East Coast of the North Island has recorded a large carbon increase ... More >>
Profit Gains Showcased at Seminars
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:11 am | eCOGENT
Profit increases averaging 89% for sheep and cattle farms and 56% for dairy farms have been achieved every year for the past three years by users of the eCOGENT farm business process. This dramatic rise in profitability, which has occurred despite ... More >>
New Zealand can't become carbon neutral?
Monday, 11 February 2008, 2:20 pm | eCOGENT
The ideas that New Zealand cannot become carbon neutral and that carbon trading will push up the cost of pastoral farming are both total nonsense, according to farm business sustainability specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
Bugger the Carbon Tax
Monday, 4 February 2008, 9:48 am | eCOGENT
Anyone who thinks that farmers should be hit with a carbon tax for greenhouse gas emissions should think again, according to farm business specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
Farmers Need to Future-Proof Their Businesses
Thursday, 17 January 2008, 10:01 am | eCOGENT
Farmers should act now to ensure that their profits are sustainable in light of warnings the commodity price boom is coming to an end, according to strategic farming business specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
National Farming Conference, Christchurch, Feb
Monday, 7 January 2008, 4:06 pm | eCOGENT
Profit-driven and environmentally sustainable approaches to farm management will be the focus of a Farming for Change Conference to be held in Christchurch early next year. More >>
Farm Productivity Measures Meaningless
Thursday, 12 April 2007, 1:01 pm | eCOGENT
The use of farm productivity measures is meaningless and of no value whatsoever to farmers, according to farming business specialist Peter Floyd. “We’ve been lectured on the need to increase productivity by researchers and industry leaders for at least ... More >>
Fonterra Council Congratulated
Tuesday, 31 October 2006, 11:16 am | eCOGENT
A Waikato-based farm business management specialist has congratulated the Fonterra Shareholders Council for ordering a review of dairy industry farmer-funded research strategies. More >>
Benchmarking a Waste of Time for Farmers
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 4:30 pm | eCOGENT
Benchmarking and historical financial records are largely a waste of time in farm management, according to farm business specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
Coaches Makes the Difference for Farmers
Thursday, 23 September 2004, 10:14 am | eCOGENT
Farmers are like All Blacks – they do best when they have a coach to guide them and encourage them to suss out what they need to do to reach their goals, according to farm business coach Brendon Walsh. More >>
Try Before You Buy
Monday, 2 August 2004, 10:41 am | eCOGENT
Farmers should stop focusing on the dairy payout or meat schedules and look at smart management options to improve profitability, according to farm business specialist Peter Floyd. More >>
