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Two Te Puni Kōkiri Scholarships available for Kellogg Whanganui.

Te Puni Kōkiri is generously sponsoring two places on Whanganui’s Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, May start. This is an extraordinary scholarship opportunity, covering programme fees and giving applicants the chance to develop leadership skills closer to home.  These scholarships are open to passionate Māori as part of their leadership journey in the Food and Fibre Sector.

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Changing the narrative – an online Kellogg session.

Kellogg has had to adapt during the Pandemic, to a hybrid model, working both online with tools like Zoom, and in-person when it is safe to do so. One positive thing about video calls, and for some one might be a stretch, is being able to sit on the side-lines occasionally, with mute on and

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From the Mackenzie Study: The Case for Kellogg.

Work on the Mackenzie study continues with Professor Nathan Berg of the Otago Business School and the Department of Economics made possible with the support of the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation. Since receiving the results on the gains attributable to participation in the Nuffield Scholarship, collation of results from the Kellogg Alumni survey has now begun.   While

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Doing better by our people.

There are figures on our primary sector’s labour transience that make for alarming reading. They’re remarkably high. In case you missed them, only 29% of those entering the primary sector remain after three years.   While factors behind the statistics are complicated, one of the simpler, often cited reasons for leaving the sector is poor workplace

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Three Kelloggers among Zanda McDonald Awards Finalists.

The eight talented finalists – include four from New Zealand, three of whom are graduates of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme.

All finalists have been selected for their passion for the industry, strong leadership skills, and the contributions they’re making in the primary sector.

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A rural connection

Shepherdess is a publication that offers something no other magazine does: an unapologetic celebration of women in rural Aotearoa. Published by Kristy McGregor – a twenty-nine-year-old Australian based on a dairy and beef farm at Manakau, Horowhenua – the quarterly magazine unearths stories on all matters of social and cultural life in the regions.

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The Mackenzie Study – a view of leadership

The Mackenzie Study – a view of leadership The Otago Business School and the Department of Economics recently conducted research on behalf of The Mackenzie Charitable Foundation and The New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust. ‘The Mackenzie Study’ revealed remarkable results on the personal gains in entrepreneurial skills attributable to participation in the Kellogg and Nuffield

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Rural Leaders partners with Whanganui & Partners to build rural leadership in Wanganui region

Rural Leaders are delighted to announce our new partnership with Whanganui and Partners to help grow regional leaders and entrepreneurial capital in Whanganui’s food and fibre sector. As part of the sponsorship, two scholarships will be granted to Whanganui residents, or those scholars who directly contribute to Whanganui’s agribusiness sector, who are undertaking a Kellogg

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2020 Review and look ahead to 2021 with Chris Parsons & Lindy Nelson : Sarah’s Country Interview

Chris Parsons, CEO of Rural Leaders and Lindy Nelson, Founder of Agri-Women’s Development Trust joined Sarah Perriam on Sarah’s Country to talk about the year ahead and what to expect for 2021. Sarah’s Country Interview : 16th December 2020 Click here to watch the full Sarah’s Country show on demand. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDu_qT0XS4g&feature=youtu.be Listen to the podcast

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Siobhan O’Malley & Wayne Langford – Meat the Need

In our last newsletter we featured the work Siobhan O’Malley and Wayne Langford have been doing with their new charitable venture ‘Meat the Need’.  Tune in to this podcast where Siobhan and Wayne talk about how and why they got started on the ‘Meat the Need’ charity concept. To find out more about Meat the

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Anna Nelson’s work for King Country River Care Group

Anna Nelson, 2016 Kellogger, is currently working as the Co-ordinator for King Country River Care Group. Anna recently featured on Sarah’s Country where she talked about the work she has been doing for the King Country River Care Group who have been awarded an $844K grant to support clean waterways in the King Country. Click

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Programme partners update

We were pleased to welcome LIC on board as a Programme Partner in June this year with the signing of a three-year agreement. Our partnership with LIC helps support NZ Rural Leaders mission to grow world class leaders capable of local, national and international impact. LIC is a herd improvement and agri-technology co-operative that empowers

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NZTE Funding Assistance for Kellogg Applicants

Rural Leaders are now registered with the NZTE business Capability Scheme. applicants may be eligible to receive funding assistance up to 50% of the Kellogg course fee. Kellogg applicants now may be eligible to receive funding assistance up to 50% of their course fee.​ Do you qualify for funding? The following criteria will be used

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Nigel Woodhead : Young Leaders Vision

Nigel Woodhead completed the Kellogg Rural Leadership programme in 2019 and that same year, sat at the most sought-after strategy table in NZAg – the Primary Sector Council. The young Otago farmer reflects on his leadership journey so far. This article appeared in the June 2020 edition of ‘The Farmlander.’ Click here to read the full article on page 20.

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Meat The Need NZ

Wayne Langford and Siobhan O’Malley have just launched their new charity that allows farmers to donate fresh meat to help feed New Zealand’s most vulnerable.
Wayne joined Sarah Perriam on Sarah’s Country recently to talk about their latest venture ‘Meat The Need NZ.’

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Nicky Barton – Old Dogs, New Tricks

Nicky Barton’s research that she carried out on the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme revealed ‘some interesting interactions between age and health and safety behaviours on-farm.’ Read more in this ODT article : https://www.odt.co.nz/…/rural-l…/farmer-deaths-correlate-age Nicky is the marketing and communications media manager for Worksafe and graduated from the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme in 2019. Click here

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Lisa Portas – Showing people what we’re about

Lisa Portas who is an Expansion Manager at Palliser Ridge, a Sheep & Beef Farm in South Wairarapa graduated from the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme in 2019. Her research report  ‘Farmer Storytelling : Navigating our Narrative‘ focuses on helping farmers to tell their stories to help explain to urban New Zealanders the realities of life

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IFAMA CONFERENCE – ROTTERDAM, JUNE 2020

FoodHQ is delighted to be able to offer a limited number of scholarships for young professionals and postgraduate students with food/agriculture related interests to attend the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) conference in Rotterdam in June 2020  (https://ifama2020.org/) and participate in the IFAMA Student Case Study competition.  Click here to see if your

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Alice Rule: Sustainability at heart

Alice Rule, Kellogger and emerging young leader in sustainability, is researching the circular economy of glass in the New Zealand wine industry as part of her Kellogg research project. Through her work, she hopes to drive awareness about using glass made in New Zealand in the wine industry. Click here to find out more about

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Nuffield International Agribusiness Summit

NUFFIELD AGRIBUSINESS SUMMIT – MARCH 23, 2020

After our fantastically successful one day Summit alumni event in 2017 we promised you another one in three years (based on your preferred frequency). We are pleased to announce that our next Kellogg alumni event has been confirmed for 23 March 2020. What is even more exciting is that we are combining this event with the

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Proposed new freshwater rules

Have your say on the proposed new freshwater rules

Make the most of the two-week submission extension for the proposed new freshwater rules. Submissions will be accepted up until 31st October, so make sure you have your say. For more information or resources visit www.beeflamb.co.nz, www.dairynz.co.nz or www.mfe.govt.nz

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Social licence about trust

Penny Clark-Hall is passionate about helping rural communities. Ms Clark-Hall is the founder of New Zealand’s first social licence consultancy, helping farmers and agri-businesses earn and maintain their social licence to operate. She is excited about speaking at the Women’s Enviro Evening in Clinton later this month, saying meaningful change had to come from grassroots,

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