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New Zealand agricultural history. No 17. Importing exotic sheep breeds

The name ‘Sheepac’ Bruce Koller’s role Malcolm Cameron’s role  Cameron’s conundrum  Sheepac board and directors  Sheepac Funding  The Sheepac brand  By Dr Clive Dalton The name ‘Sheepac’ Robin Hilson Sheepac was the name given to the company set up to market the exotic sheep purebreds and their various crosses, after they had completed their quarantine … Read more

New Zealand agricultural history. No 18. Importing exotic sheep breeds

Marketing the  Sheepac sheep – the planSecondary quarantine unitsHelping shareholders to market their sheepArtificial insemination programmeBuying sheep from Hilson’s unit‘Bundled packages’ for saleSale by public auction Hopuhopu  management changes  MAFTech Sheep and Beef Officers  as sales agentsStock agents   So how did Sheepac score in business terms?  By Dr Clive Dalton  Marketing the  Sheepac sheep – The plan … Read more