“Drive sustainable productivity improvements in the sheep and beef sector to deliver higher on-farm profitability.”

RMPP is a unique partnership between farmers, processors, banks and government

RMPP Associated Partners- Associated Partners are supporters and will be linked to the

RMPP programme

(Lincoln & Massey Universities)

The programme arose from the findings of the Red Meat Sector Strategy (2011)

Focused behind the farm-gate on those areas within farmers control

Financial benefits estimated at $284 million p.a. by 2025 in pre-tax on-farm profit That represents an additional

$117 per hectare

A focus on the core fundamentals of farming• Supporting best practice on-farm• Integrating:

• Planning/ budgeting• Information systems to enable effective benchmarking• Extension programs that will deliver proven practice outcomes

More informed management decisions on-farm

Farm profit variability

Productivity gap- Significant gap between high performing farms and lower quintile (excludes

lowest 20%) - Focus needs to be on productivity by hectare

Fragmented information flows

- Inconsistencies in information flows to farmers

Low knowledge and technology uptake in this sector

Lack of system integration FMS, CMS, Overseer – can’t exchange data

Lack of measurement and benchmarking No fully integrated benchmarking tool that incorporates all key

information from the sector

Only five percent using an effective budget 65% sheep & beef farmers don’t budget

80% farmers believe they are in the top 20%

Better understand farmer needs so we can develop better extension and learning programmes

Improving profitability and productivity of all farmers who participate in the RMPP programme

Increase focus on profitability per hectare Develop, trial and deliver effective farm extension Farm benchmarking and planning tools to support farmer

decision making Accurate and consistent information from multiple sources Identify the efficient pathways for stock from farm to

processor Consistency in farm quality assurance across NZ Common NZ story in the red meat sector

Focusing on the fundamentals - What’s in a farmer’s direct control

Source: Deloitte & B+LNZ

Benefits estimated to be delivered from this program – on farm profit by 2025

The programme will consist of five projects

The programme will consist of five projects

The programme will consist of five projects

The programme will consist of five projects

The programme will consist of five projects

The Red Meat Profit Partnership

What does it mean for B+LNZ operations?

• RMPP activity will be delivered by partners and providers.• The intention is to avoid confusion at the farm. Delivery

will be through people and organisations that farmers already know and understand.

• Delivery will not be done under an RMPP brand.• Delivery will reference RMPP but be done under the

providers brand e.g. if B+LNZ are delivering RMPP activity we will deliver under the B+LNZ banner.

Who delivers RMPP?

Does RMPP duplicate existing B+LNZ activity?

• No, RMPP activity is additional to existing business-as-usual (BAU) activity within B+LNZ.

• RMPP activity conducted by B+LNZ is intended to build on and/or create new opportunities that can become business-as-usual for B+LNZ beyond the life of the programme.

• The alignment of B+LNZ activity with successful RMPP initiatives provides the opportunity to transform B+LNZ over the period of the RMPP programme and beyond.

How do we resource this extra work?

• Any work that B+LNZ conducts for RMPP will be under a service agreement that covers the costs of doing that work.

• Where delivery of RMPP requires current B+LNZ staff we will have the resources available (funded through the service contracts) to provide back-up support.