Proceedings of a seminar / workshop on the New Zealand goat industry held at Lincoln College, 3-4 July 1979

Abstract

The organisation of a goat industry seminar and workshop at Lincoln College falls in line with the College's general support for innovation in the New Zealand farming industry. The seminar and workshop were held at the College over two days, with papers on markets, production, economics, and future potential occupying the first day. The second day was one of discussion where various groups of invited participants focussed on particular sectors and aspects of goat production and marketing. This was an invaluable exercise, as the exchange of views by various participants was informative, stimulating, and constructive. Those involved in the seminar and workshop were drawn from a wide range of organisations and activities as can be seen from the list of participants' names included in these Proceedings. This paper reports the Proceedings of the seminar and workshop. It is divided into two parts reflecting the papers delivered on the first day (Part I) and the discussion and conclusions reached on the second day. This discussion paper includes the full text of the following papers: R.H.C. Morris, Market Potential for Meat and Skins; D.G.A. Cassells, Market Potential for Mohair; M.L. Thompson, Market Potential for Milk Products; S.R. Moorhouse, Production Potential Overseas; G.J. Batten, Production in New Zealand; M. Horgan, Economic and Farm Management Aspects of Meat and Skin Production and Weed Control; A. R. Aitken, Economic and Farm Management Aspects of Mohair Production; B. W. Rees, Economic and Farm Management Aspects of Dairy Production; G. Goodger, R. Adams, and A. Harris, Panel Discussion on Economic and Farm Management Aspects of Goat Farming; G. A. Wickham, Genetic Improvement of Goats for Meat, Mohair and Milk Production; J. M. W. Ritchie and A. H. Kirton, A Role for the Goat in New Zealand Agriculture in the 1980's.