It is intended to carry out further research projects for primary industry stakeholders in years to come. Goals have been set out for future research:
- To explore the role of time as a resource in rural small business.
- To explore the effects of long hours of work in the dairy industry on fatigue levels, productivity and accident levels of dairy personnel.
- To study seasonal employment schemes in agriculture and horticulture and carry out case studies of seasonal employment issues in the rapidly developing viticultural industry.
The DairyNZ research programme 'Farmer Wellness and Wellbeing' is projected to continue from 2011 to 2018 until national coverage is achieved.