Realising Productivity Improvements

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Realising Productivity Improvements
Ken CameronCameron Pastoral CoMember of the CHM
ALLIANCE
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Agriculture The Big Squeeze

• Terms of Trade for Broadacre Farms deteriorated
  by 29 from 1978 to 2004.
• i.e. Prices received have not risen as fast as
  prices paid a cost price squeeze.
• The response by Industry..

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Productivity Improvement
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The Process of Productivity Improvement at C.P.C.

• Determine Current Status.
• Records
• Physical Financial
• Monitoring Routine Analysis
• Trends
• Benchmarking Domestically Globally
• SWOT Analysis

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Interpretation of Data Caution !

• Efficiency Vs Productivity Vs Profitability
  Balance required.
• Efficiency Index Pigs Weaned per Sow p.a.
• Index easily improved by removing less productive
  animals however output will suffer.
• Profitability may well decrease if efficiency is
  achieved at the expense of total output.

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Remove the Obstacles

• Beware of paradigm paralysis
• Given an awareness of current status ask the
  following
• What is impossible today that if made possible
  would fundamentally change our business?
• Kaizen continual improvement.

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Conundrum - When to Move ?

• Pioneers
• High risk, increased cost, Early and potentially
  increased returns.
• Early Adopters
• Moderate risk, reduced cost, Competitive
  advantage through early returns.
• Followers
• Low risk, low cost, Nil advantage over peers.

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Gains Achieved by

• Adoption of New Technology
• GPS Guidance Steering 12 Row Vs 8
• Fermented Liquid Feeding
• Resource Development
• Water Management, Salinity Control and
  Reclamation,
• Pasture Development
• Implementation of Improved Practice
• Cell Grazing
• Zero Till, Controlled Traffic, Crop Rotation,
  Skip Row Plant etc
• Synergies Cooperation with partners
• Resource sharing.
• CHM Alliance Principal Sponsor of Pork CRC -
  Influence on RD

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G.P.S Guidance Steering Systems

• 12Row Vs 8 40 Productivity Improvement

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New Technology Fermented Liquid Feed

• Trial Food Conversion Improvement _at_ 5.75 3.00
  / Hd

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Resource Development

• Pre development - 1 Adult / 16 Ha
  - 50 / Ha

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Resource Development

• Post development - 1 Adult / 0.8
  Ha - 1200 / Ha

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Resource Development

• Regrowth to Cultivation to

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Resource Development

• Improved Pasture - Carrying Capacity
  Increased by 270 - 1 Adult / 2.4 Ha

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Implementation of Improved Practices

Cell Grazing Carrying Capacity 50
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Implementation of Improved Practices
Zero Till, Controlled Traffic, Skip Row, Crop
Rotation etc

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Synergistic Behavior

• Swickers Abattoir Kingaroy Hans CHM Alliance
• Supply Chain Partners to Major
  Retailer

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Water Stored Jointly Storage Full
Farmer B
Farmer A
Surface Area Halved Evaporation halved Crop
Area 40
Storage at 60 Capacity
Storage at 40 Capacity
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Not all initiatives work !
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SYNERGIES Cont

• CHM Alliance
• Registered Training Organisation.
• Core Participant in Pork CRC bid.
• Equity participation in projects otherwise not
  possible
• Representation on boards to help influence the
  direction of RD spend.
• Complementary range of expertise.

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END OF PRESENTATION

• THANK YOU.