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How Resilient Farmers Thrive In The Face Of Adversity

June 30, 2022

Farmers face adversity from multiple sources and additional challenges to other sectors of society. To date, there does not appear to be a simple high-level resilience-focused model for how farmers can be more resilient ‘personally’. This article, which is the result of a Kellogg Rural Leadership Study on ‘How Resilient Farmers Thrive in the Face of Adversity‘, is a first step towards developing that model. The study found there were three key strategies that facilitated farmer resilience – purpose, connection and well-being.

Lincoln University, Kellogg, and Rural Leaders – a collaboration spanning decades

March 25, 2022

Based on campus since 1979, the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme has a long connection with Lincoln University, having been developed by the Kellogg Company as a way of enhancing global leadership capability. In 2013, the programme was transferred to the newly-formed New Zealand Rural Leadership Consortium, which merged it with the prestigious Nuffield New Zealand

Two Te Puni Kōkiri Scholarships available for Kellogg Whanganui.

February 24, 2022

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.

Changing the narrative – an online Kellogg session.

February 24, 2022

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

From the Mackenzie Study: The Case for Kellogg.

January 17, 2022

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

Doing better by our people.

December 10, 2021

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

Three Kelloggers among Zanda McDonald Awards Finalists.

October 14, 2021

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.

A rural connection

October 14, 2021

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.

The Mackenzie Study – a view of leadership

August 10, 2021

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

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

December 17, 2020

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

Siobhan O’Malley & Wayne Langford – Meat the Need

August 22, 2020

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

Anna Nelson’s work for King Country River Care Group

August 22, 2020

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

Programme partners update

August 22, 2020

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

NZTE Funding Assistance for Kellogg Applicants

August 22, 2020

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

Nigel Woodhead : Young Leaders Vision

June 23, 2020

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.

Trish Rankin attends Harvard Annual Agribusiness Seminar

May 11, 2020

Trish Rankin,Taranaki farmer and 2019 Dairy Woman of the Year recently attended the annual agribusiness seminar at Harvard Business School in the United States. What she heard was astonishing. What she said shocked them.

Meat The Need NZ

May 11, 2020

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.’

Kristy McGregor launches Shepherdess Magazine

May 11, 2020

Congratulations to Shepherdess editor Kirsty McGregor on the first issue of Shepherdess Magazine. There has never been a better time for this magazine which aims to connect, empower and inspire rural women.

Nicky Barton – Old Dogs, New Tricks

February 20, 2020

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

Lisa Portas – Showing people what we’re about

February 19, 2020

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

IFAMA CONFERENCE – ROTTERDAM, JUNE 2020

January 9, 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

Alice Rule: Sustainability at heart

November 17, 2019

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

Nuffield International Agribusiness Summit

NUFFIELD AGRIBUSINESS SUMMIT – MARCH 23, 2020

October 30, 2019

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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