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 2012Indonesian statistics 2011 Average litres produced per cow per year = 4,950 Average per day = 18L Average litres produced per cow per year = 3,300 Average per day = 12L although anecdotally, we hear figures of 6-8L NZ milks 4.6m cows495,231 (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 milkLess than 275 days in milk Average gross income per $8.20 per kg milk solids = NZ$3040 = IDR28,577, litres x Rp4000/l x 275 = IDR11M

Average production per cow over the season

Lift in production and profitability Good breeding Good feeding Good animal health Low stress A happy cow!

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