Lincoln University to strengthen farm outputs
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Fri May 17 2013 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Lincoln University to strengthen farm outputs
Friday, 17 May 2013, 2:18 pm
Press Release: Lincoln University
17 May 2013
Lincoln University to strengthen farm outputs
Lincoln University has today announced the formation of a new Farms Committee to oversee the development of the 3,900ha of farmland owned and operated by the University.
Assistant Vice-Chancellor Stefanie Rixecker says the new committee’s role will be to deliver improved outcomes from the University’s portfolio of farms and farming partnerships, as well as expanding the portfolio in the future.
“The Farms Committee has been established to help Lincoln University make the most of its farms for better student experience, for more and better scientific research on productivity and the environment and, perhaps most importantly of all, for an enhanced interface between the University and New Zealand’s farmers” says Dr Rixecker.
“The University will also be looking to expand the portfolio in partnership with other entities in a strategic manner, over time. To this end we have been fortunate to appoint a number of extremely talented farmers from throughout New Zealand to the Farms Committee. This group brings expertise from a diverse range of farming systems and, together with the expertise from within the University, this collective knowledge will drive the University’s farming portfolio into the future”.
The eight farmers appointed are involved in sheep, beef, intensive lamb finishing, merino fine wool, deer, precision agriculture, intensive vegetable growing and arable, dairying and forestry. Senior University academics - Professors Bruce McKenzie, Ken Hughey, Grant Edwards and Keith Woodford - will join the committee alongside SIDDC’s Director Ron Pellow and the University’s Farms Manager Andrew Lingard.
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The new committee will be chaired by well-known New Zealand agri-businessman, Ross Hyland, from the Waikato. Mr Hyland anticipates the combination of academic expertise and practical experience will create a “wonderful incubator for ideas and innovation”.
Mr Hyland goes on to say “The University has traditionally used the farms well for research, student experience, commercial demonstration, and investment. We want to build on that now. The University is breaking ground in the primary production and environmental space and we need to use the farms even more for this research and education – and then we need to be able to share what we learn with the New Zealand primary sector to grow its capability and knowledge in a wider sense. Having such a group coming together is exciting and is a testament to the University’s determination to remain relevant to the New Zealand primary sector”.
Lincoln University Farms Committee:
• Ross Hyland (Chair) – Waikato
• Assistant Vice-Chancellor Scholarship and Research, Dr Stefanie Rixecker (Lincoln University)
• Murray Jamieson – Okahau, Northland
• Hew Dalrymple – Bulls
• Shane Miles – New Plymouth
• Sue Prouting – Peel Forest, South Canterbury
• Lisa Anderson – Kurow, North Otago
• Andrew Morrison – Willowbank
• Murray Turley – Temuka
• Charles Duncan - Hunterville
• Professor Bruce McKenzie (Lincoln University)
• Professor Ken Hughey (Lincoln University)
• Professor Grant Edwards (Lincoln University)
• Professor Keith Woodford (Lincoln University)
• Ron Pellow (Lincoln University and Director, South Island Dairying Development Centre)
• Andrew Lingard (Lincoln University)
Lincoln University farms:
Lincoln University Dairy Farm
180ha - Selwyn
Commercial demonstration farm managed by SIDDC
Lincoln University Dairy Research Farm
55ha - Selwyn
Research and demonstration
Cropping Farm
125ha - Selwyn
Cropping – leased to Plant and Food Research
Ashley Dene Farm
355ha – Selwyn
Dryland farming research, some irrigation
Mt Grand
2127ha – Central Otago
High country station. In trust with the University as sole administrator. Funds a postgraduate scholarship.
Argyle
433ha – Marlborough
Dryland beef and sheep. In trust with the University as sole administrator. Subleased. Funds undergraduate scholarships.
Silverwood
418ha – Hororata
Dryland sheep and dairy support. Leased by the University from Silverwood Trust.
Kowhai Farm
35ha – Selwyn
Organic.
Johnson Memorial Lab Research Farm
37ha – Selwyn
Intensive research and teaching - sheep/deer/beef.
Iversen Field
20ha – Selwyn
Intensive research and teaching – plants.
Horticultural Research Area
20ha – Selwyn
Horticultural teaching resource – includes vineyards.
Biohusbandry Unit (BHU)
10ha – Selwyn
Organic farming practices in conjunction with BHU Organics Trust.
Deep Stream
92ha – Rangitata
Leased to Mesopotamia and Forest Creek Stations.
ENDS
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