With New Zealand and the world all becoming more "politically correct" (PC), how can we as individuals make a difference in New Agriculture?
With mounting pressure on farmers and the tightening margins, many farmers are finding the business tougher and more demanding.
There is pressure for a 4% increase in production per annum by Fonterra and pressure from other service providers like Dexel. Add to that there are other pressures, like "what do the neighbours think?", or super herds with high cow numbers and kilograms per hectare etc.
Even with all these pressures, you can make a difference by looking at your own business and thinking about what is more important to you. What are your key drivers, what makes you tick and what makes you happy? Is it:
By now, you should be getting the picture on how to get things a bit more under control. This should start to make a difference. You will find that as you start to change the things you can, you will begin to feel better and more empowered.
We can make a difference by treating our staff better, looking after our stock better, electing to take more focused time off with our families etc.
We can also make a difference by standing up for:
If everybody made comments and stood up for what they believed in, society would force some improvements.
In summary, every one of us can make a difference. We need to believe in ourselves, our farms, our people and our country. We need to know that we can make a difference by being true to ourselves and our beliefs.
With mounting pressure on farmers and the tightening margins, many farmers are finding the business tougher and more demanding.
There is pressure for a 4% increase in production per annum by Fonterra and pressure from other service providers like Dexel. Add to that there are other pressures, like "what do the neighbours think?", or super herds with high cow numbers and kilograms per hectare etc.
Even with all these pressures, you can make a difference by looking at your own business and thinking about what is more important to you. What are your key drivers, what makes you tick and what makes you happy? Is it:
- kg per cow
kg per hectare
Nice looking stock
Maximum money in the bank
New Vehicles
Lots of grass
Stock breeding etc.
- The pay-out (you are a price taker)
The Government (although many would)
The weather (the weather will be the weather)
Your farm (that's another issue).
By now, you should be getting the picture on how to get things a bit more under control. This should start to make a difference. You will find that as you start to change the things you can, you will begin to feel better and more empowered.
We can make a difference by treating our staff better, looking after our stock better, electing to take more focused time off with our families etc.
We can also make a difference by standing up for:
- What we believe in
Our standards
Our expectations
If everybody made comments and stood up for what they believed in, society would force some improvements.
In summary, every one of us can make a difference. We need to believe in ourselves, our farms, our people and our country. We need to know that we can make a difference by being true to ourselves and our beliefs.
