ROY JOHNSON - MEDIATOR
​BAg, GDipBS(DisRes), CertBS, AAMINZ, NZIPIM

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Welcome to iMedi8
The website of Roy Johnson, Mediator, Conciliator, Farm Supervisor and Agricultural Consultant, Waikato. 

My Professional Experience includes: 

• Dispute Resolution
  
• Dairy Farm Consultancy
• Farm Supervisor
• Lease Inspection / Supervision
• ​Large Herd Specialist
• Equity Partnership Consultancy
• Business Governance
• Private Employment Mediation
• Employment Investigation
• Advocacy

Speciality Areas 

• Farm Supervision
• Employment Consultancy / mediation / HR /motivation
• Arbitration​
• All Contract Milking / Sharemilking Disputes
• All Rural Mediation Or Advocacy

• Recruitment, Retention And Manager Coaching.
• Independent Assessment Of Cow Condition, Feeding Levels Or Grass Cover
• Dairy Nutrition
• Budget implementation and cash flow

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Large herds are my specialty, and I have a wealth of experience in the management of stock and labour. Consultancy must be profit driven. Profitable dairying means adequately feeding cows with the lowest cost resources available, not wasting feed, getting cows in-calf and being able to make this year and the following year profitable.

In terms of HR, staff needs to fit well to the job, be encouraged and adequately rewarded.  In disputes, my experience has proven that prevention is better than cure. Regular proactive communication on the farm promotes good relationship maintenance.  If the first call can be to mediate a dispute, this is more resolvable and cheaper than becoming an advocate.

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Relevant Experience

• Sole practice as RJ Rural since 2016
• Associate to David Stewart and Associates (7 years)
• 50/50 Sharemilking for 22 years with 13 being a large herd and 8 with 1000 cows
• Dairy farm owner for eight years
• Current farming interests
• Previous elected roles in Federated Farmers at the provincial and national level.

Area of Specialisation

Alternative Dispute Resolution
I am a trained and practicing mediator/conciliator/arbitrator and can offer the complete range from negotiation to arbitration.

• relationship maintenance and problem-solving
  
• owner/sharemilking coaching
  
• Mediate future-focused solutions for business or individuals
  
• facilitated conversation
  
• Sharemilking conciliation, National Panel of Conciliators Member(Sharemilking Agreements Order 2001)
  
• arbitrate commercial and farming disputes
  
• private employment mediator
  
• Chairing family or business meetings
  
• Equity partnerships​​