MGMT 103 – 2019 Case Study
AssignmentTutorOnlineLincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF)
Objective:
At the conclusion of this case study, students should be able to describe:
1. the
role of on farm demonstration
2. the
factors involved in planning and implementing a dairy farm conversion
3. the
physical and financial resources involved in a dairy farm system
4. the
basic management policies for seasonal dairying
Project:
Prepare a report as follows:
1. Briefly
describe the resources of LUDF and summarise the main demonstration
activities
undertaken
on the farm. (10
marks)
2. Summarise
the reasons for the development of the dairy farm, the basic
infrastructure
required
and the costs involved. Hint: a table listing capital costs should be
included. (30
marks)
3. List
the annual calendar of major management operations involved in
running the farm.
(10
marks)
4. Describe
the key points of the pasture and herd management policies in
operation this
season.
(30 marks)
Report Form:
Your report should be word processed, formatted and laid out as a “short report” as described in the Research & Writing Guide, and should consist of a covering letter, title page and a four part main body answering the four questions posed above. (10 marks)
Referencing:
Handout should be referenced as follows (5 marks):
In
the reference list: South Island Dairy Development Centre (2019)
Lincoln University
Dairy
Farm. Focus Day July 2018 handout. Available from Lincoln University
myLincoln
MGMT
103 website.
In
the text: South Island Dairy Development Centre (2019)
What
is verbally said to you on the visit, should be acknowledged in the
text only (5
marks).
If
all of the information was provided by the host then you should state
this in both the cover letter and at the start of your report, as
follows: all information was provided by the host farm manager P.
Hancox (personal communication, month, day, year).
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