Group Approach To Farm Management

Press, Volume C, Issue 29506, 6 May 1961, Page 7

Group Approach To Farm Management

Farm improvement clubs played a big part in helping a farmer to achieve his four main objectives in farming of a good income, accumulation of assets, the satisfaction of a way of life and the j eventual dispossession of the 'assets to the final heirs. Mr H. E. Garrett, reader in farm . management at Canterbury Awicultural College, said at a function held by the Lauriston Farm Improvement Club to welcome its second advisory officer. Mr John Kinvig. “We at the college are right behind the farm improvement club movement." he ’ said. i The "paddock approach” of the past had given way to the farm being studied as a .unit, he said. The management of the future was the group of farms involved in a group study. j “Join a group of farms, preferably of the same type, •nd establish standards within the group. Some will be wettc in some things and

strong in others, but the strength of one and the strength of another will help them all. "I don’t think the ordinary person can get the benefit of that group study outside the improvement clubs." Mr Garrett said. Mr Kinvig was welcomed and introduced, to the meeting by the chairman of the club <Mr R. J. Dunkley) who said that the club was grateful to those farmers throughout the Ashburton County who had put their names down on the waiting list. This had enabled the club to proceed with the appointment of its second officer.