Open AccessTHE CHANGING PATTERN OF ADVISORY WORK
Author(s) -
Sean McKenzie
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
proceedings of the new zealand grassland association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1179-4577
pISSN - 0369-3902
DOI - 10.33584/jnzg.1981.42.1561
Subject(s) - production (economics) , work (physics) , agricultural science , officer , butterfat , lift (data mining) , operations management , business , mathematics , engineering , marketing , geography , economics , computer science , environmental science , milk fat , absorption (acoustics) , data mining , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering , physics , archaeology , acoustics
From a random sample of 10 discussion groups, production per farm for those with an average of 6 years in a group was 6621 kg milkfat ahead of those in their first year. The farmers joining discussion groups were producing at district average at the time of joining. The extension input to obtain these results on 106 farms amounted to less than that of half a consulting officer. There would appear to be a potential to lift national dairy production by 10% over the next 10 years within those farmers not making regular use of extension services alone. The initial contact with these farmers would need to be made through unsolicited visiting.