The Evolution of Succession and Governance on a Medium Size Dairy Farm. A Case Study from Canterbury, New Zealand
Abstract Alderbrook Farm Ltd. (AFL) was established as a 50-50 sharemilking partnership in 1987. Since the initiation of operations, the business has grown to be a self-contained business of two farms and support blocks milking 1,200 cows on a farming area of 550...
22nd International Farm Management Congress
Graham Parker, our associate in Waikato region recently headed to Tasmania to attend the 22nd International Farm Management Congress – he has captured insights for us. I recently attend the 22nd International Farm Management Congress in Launceston, Tasmania. These...
Succession Planning – Getting the Conversation Started
The Elephant in the Room – Getting the Conversation Started Sometimes a barrier to starting the conversation is that I don’t know how to start. In this PDF are some open questions that may help farmers – mums & dads, sons and daughters, sons-in-law and...
Professionalising the Family Farming Business with Graham Parker
The future family farming business will succeed when families nurture the wisdom of the older generation, harness the energy and new ideas of the younger generation, and source the most appropriate professional guidance. Follow this link to read the full...
Country TV Interview with Matthew Pickering on Farm Succession Planning
Matthew discusses all facets of farm succession planning, from where to start, right through to identifying development plans to grow successors and family who are to be involved in the business. Short on time to watch the full video? Click through to our YouTube...
Succession Planning – Facing the fear, family and future.
Story courtesy of The Orchardist (Feb 2017). With all the raw emotion and potential for hurt – discussions around succession planning can turn into hurtful arguments and families being ripped apart by unfairness, be it real or imagined. Matthew Pickering, a succession...
Begin with the end in Mind
Focusing on what matters most results in our clients saying: ‘Thank you for giving me clarity. I now feel in control and have a plan going forward’ ‘The discovery session has given me the courage to make some key decisions that were needed’ ‘Reflecting on our...
Founding a Successful Intergenerational Family Business
Dylan Barrett chose the Elephant (often not in the room) of family succession planning in the primary sector for his Kellogg industry applied project. It was driven in part by his own personal experiences when the untimely death of his father in 2012 prompted him to...
Seeing the World, not as IT is
"We see the world, not as IT is, but as we are conditioned to see it." Stephen R. Covey Our Mid/South Canterbury & Otago Associate Sarah Barr tells an all too familiar story. A story about how we choose to see the world and how that view influences the outcomes we...
The Wealth Challenge
Ian Henshaw, Associate for Coach Approach Rural in the Manawatu and Rangitikei, shares an insight about how we are living longer and how that impacts on what happens to the transitioning between generations of wealth – when does this occur and who does it go to? For...
The Dream That Made Us
Stuart Taylor, Farmer, Bulls has written this paper as part of his Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme. We share this paper for you to benefit from his insights and practical approaches to attracting and growing good people. Stuart states “We need to look at...
Singaporean family transitioning
Singapore’s family businesses tend to be young by global standards so they may be at an earlier stage in the journey towards formal governance, but our survey clearly shows the direction of travel. For both the individual businesses and the country’s economy as a...