Coming Soon!
The Stock Yard Website
The Stock Yard website will provide relevant information to red meat producers, current and future property managers, processors, consultants and livestock agents with an emphasis on the latest information and technology available regarding our industry, for example:
- Handling, Husbandry & Health
- Producers Profiles (Seed Stock and Commercial)
- Marketing, Technology & Services
- Business Management
- Grants, Funding & Opportunities
Drop us a line and we’ll let you know when the site is live.
Potato Futures 2007
Annual Potato Grower Review
What’s new for Simplot growers this season?
The aim of “Potato Futures 2007” is to create a partnership of continuous improvement for Simplot Ulverstone and its growers.
Growers are invited to attend these half day events to hear about, and give feedback on current projects.
To view the program click here
RSVP to Rosie James at Simplot 0409 978 299
“The Mental Toolbox”
Wealth and prosperity, healthy and happy relationships – is this important to you?
If so, I received this e-mail today regarding a telecall and it may be of interest to you:
Leadership in Business
Unless you have Guanxi (Gwan-see) with a Chinese business person there is no hope of doing business with them.
Guanxi means good connections or relationships. For a foreign business or individual who wishes to do business with China, Guanxi is paramount.
It is good business practice to undertake activities that will improve business performance and which are measurable. The effectiveness of good leadership is measurable:
New transformer tractor
I think this tractor wants to be a transformer!
I found this clipping in the current edition (29th August 2007) of the The Weekly Times.
This misfortune happened in the US when the hydraulics of the front-end-loader collapsed and the tractor, as you can see, ended up sitting neatly on top of it.
The caption said the tractor was travelling at about 30km/h at the time of the incident.
Photo courtesy of The Back Paddock, The Weekly Times.