NUFFIELD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ADELAIDE STH. AUST. SEPTEMBER 2011
Dec 11, 2015
Building diversity into the strategy
• Humble beginnings• Survival, business and the last 20 years• Setting the system, diversity and structure• Planning and development• Management of risk• Opportunities • Business Structure and continued
improvement and vision• People – relationships, business and staff
Motivators
• Passion for agriculture• Adversity• Fathers accident – ability to let go, naivety • Alastair joining the business – family
tenacity an exploiting everyone’s strengths• Nuffield Scholarship• Ability to look within, recognise weakness,
adopt change and maintain diversity• Determination
MT. BOOTHBY PAST. CO.
• 6 Tintinara Properties 5600 Ha in total• 2200 Ha into grain production• 250 ha per year into pasture renovation• 4500 Merino ewes as self replacing and
prime lambs • 300 Angus breeders• 40 Ha under irrigation – hay then lucerne• 600 sow intensive piggery – Tintinara• 1250 sow intensive piggery – Mid North
Production focused integrated philosophies
• Grain Production• Grain Storage• Feed Manufacture / Distribution• Pork Production• Grower facility to market weight• 35000 bacon pigs annually sold• Pig waste spreading / land - pasture
improvement – increase grazing capacity
HR Pre Nuffield
• It was always their fault• They should have done it like this • I couldn’t allow them to make that decision • I wish they’d hurry up• Haven’t got time to listen and talk about it,
just do it like this• Recognised as one of the districts worst
employers
Retention of staff
• Giving responsibility and ownership of decision making
• Regular management meetings• Identifying key roles and responsibilities • Highly competitive salary packages • Good conditions, facilities and machinery• Recognising individual pursuits and wish’s • Bonuses
Mt. Boothby StructureBoard of Directors
Managing DirectorsAndrew JohnsonAlastair Johnson
Mt Boothby South – Alastair Johnson
Piggery – Alvin, Leonido, AngusSheep Cattle – Brendon VossCropping – Ben Carey
Mt. Boothby North – Shane Ellis
Maintenance & Trans. – Chris Large Production - Marc TanBangalee – MichaelSnowtown – RomelWeaners – Jamie and Charlie
Secretary – Sue Edmonds
Skilled Migration• 457 Temporary Skilled Visas• Highly regulated• Small percentage of employers abusing
privilege• GFC – major changes to temporary entries• Lifted base salary to over $45000 • Agriculture really becomes excluded as
considered above the award • Regional Skilled Migration Scheme
The beginning of change and diversity in the management
• Business Analysis – forecasts and trends, Implementing a Board Structure
• Staff and management – Immigration • Strategic plan and KPI’s• Recognising 2 businesses, land and
production• Systems • Search for opportunities and never give up
Process
• 6 months • We have 5 Filipinos in our business• Treated like everyone else • They turn up with a bag and no money• We also prefer to have their families come • We provide furnished housing,
transportation, security• We integrate them into the community
VERY IMPORTANT
Staff Turnover
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
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100
Staff TurnoverIncome and Prof-itability
Opportunities once we developed a structure • Private V’s Corporate• Local and regional • Great Southern• Macquarie Bank• Singapore Foods • Mt. Boothby • Continued supply chain management • Continual business growth development
BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
OFFICE
CONTRACT CLEANINGFEED MILLING
WASTE REMOVAL DISPOSAL
PRESSURE CLEANING
GENETICS
BUILDINGFEED SOURCING
MANUFACTURE
DISTRIBUTION
5000SOWS
5000 SOWS
STRAWPROCUREMENT
PRIMO-COLES
G2 G4G3G1 G8G6G5 G7
WEANER FREIGHT
MARKET FREIGHT
Trial With Pigs and Dominance Hierarchies
J. Alcohol Abuse 1987 45: 56-67
Pigs in social groups of 10 dominance orders established
All pigs given Ad Libitum Alcohol (Beer / Cider / Wine)
Observations on intakes
Results Days 1 and 2 - All pigs drank heavily, got drunk and slept soundly Day 2 onwards Pigs 1 & 2 - never touched alcohol again – needed a clear head to preserve
their position in the hierarchy Pigs 3 – 8 were moderate drinkers – occasionally drank at times of stress!
Pigs 9 & 10 – remained heavy consumers and were mostly permanently drunk throughout the trial