Here are just a few of the media mentions that cover the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the food and fibre sector.
Blake Irving, 2022 Kellogg Scholar
After five years with Comvita Limited, and 8 years in the apiculture & honey industries, Blake to a new opportunity leading Clelands Timber Products , learning all things timber and manufacturing, and contributing further to its 100+ years of success.
Congratulations Blake.
Jenna Smith, 2024 Nuffield Scholar
Jenna Smith’s research into peatlands was covered last week in an informative article by Farmers Weekly.
Jenna’s Nuffield research focuses on opportunities for improved environmental and production outcomes for peat country.
Jenna is CEO for Māori-owned Pourarua based on Hauraki Plains. Pourarua has interests in dairy, arable, beef and horticultural enterprises.
Read the article here (you can access Jenna’s Nuffield report here too).
John Foley, 2021 Nuffield Scholar
In an article for Farmers Weekly’s regular column ‘Eating the Elephant’, John Foley writes on the impact family farms have played in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand.
You can read the article here.
