The NZIPIM Professional Development Framework is an inventory of key courses for Primary Industry Professionals.
Plant and Crop Physiology PLSC 611B
Explain how water affects crop growth. Calculate a soil water budget. Describe how nitrogen affects crop canopy factors. Quantify the effects of nitrogen on crop growth.. Describe appropriate nitrogen management for crops. Explain the interaction of water and nitrogen effects on plants.
Value Chain Innovation Programme
The Value Chain Innovation Programme delivers a truly immersive experience, created to meet a growing need for strategically capable leaders in our food and fibre systems. It is for those who are passionate about developing their leadership style, growing their networks, and contributing to their business and community.
Communication and Relationship Management
This online course will introduce you to psychological issues surrounding communication and interpersonal relationships, including applications of communication theory to applied situations. It will help you develop awareness of your own strengths and weaknesses in interpersonal communication. You will have opportunities to strategise and carry out an approach to address such limitations.
NZIPIM offers a broad range of professional development events that inform, upskill and expand knowledge base of members providing advice and services to farmers and growers.
Greenhouse gas emissions on New Zealand farms: a climate change seminar for rural professionals
This online Greenhouse Gas Seminar is designed to expand rural professionals’ understanding of climate change, why agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are important in New Zealand, how they can be estimated within the farm system, and how they can be reduced on different farms.
Date:
21 May 2024
Bay of Plenty Branch Field Trip: Kiwifruit innovation in action
Leveraging a partnership between market intelligence and fundamental science, the Kiwifruit Breeding Centre is exploring ways of developing new successful kiwifruit varieties.
Date:
21 May 2024
Otago / Southland Branch: An afternoon with Cameron Bagrie from Bagrie Economics
Do our overseas markets truly demand the environmental goals they stipulate for NZ farmers? When can we expect some interest rate relief for our clients? What are some options for growth in the Southland / Otago region post Tiwai?
Date:
22 May 2024
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Bar to be set for Rural Advisors
Rural professionals may soon have an industry standard to work towards that carries an accreditation, assuring farmers and fellow professionals they meet an industry standard for advice and knowledge.
The New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management (NZIPIM) has just completed a road show seeking feedback from members about what sort of programme and its content could best meet industry needs and farmer expectations.
Interest in agriculture drives sharp rise in Lincoln University enrolments
Enrolments at Lincoln University are up 20 percent on last year thanks to strong uptake in agriculture based studies. The university said domestic enrolments for semester one were up 21 percent while international enrolments had risen 13 percent.
What NZ’s Climate-related Disclosure Requirements mean for Business
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