Kellogg offers two qualifications.
May 20, 2025
Kellogg credentialisation offers programme participants the opportunity to receive a Post Graduate Certificate in Commerce when completing Kellogg.
Kellogg Newsletter
Threads of influence. A Champion of rural leadership development.
May 20, 2025
For eight years Dr Scott Champion has been a key figure in the development of leaders in food and fibre. With the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust he has made a direct impression on over 300 leaders on the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme and many more through Nuffield, Engage and the HortNZ Leadership Programme.
MyLead.co.nz is live.
May 14, 2025
The result of work commissioned by Food and Fibre CoVE and conducted by Rural Leaders, MyLead brings the sector’s leadership development programmes together into one place.
Emily Walker – making an impact in New Zealand agribusiness.
March 24, 2025
In 2022, Emily was awarded the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation Scholarship, a pivotal moment in her career. A Canterbury native, Emily Walker’s story so far, has been marked by a commitment to innovation, sustainability, and leadership—values that are now shaping her efforts to play a role in transforming New Zealand’s agricultural sector.
Thomas Holmes – scholarship opens doors for Canterbury arable farmer.
March 24, 2025
A scholarship from the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation provided a unique opportunity for a Cantabrian to take part in the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme. Kellogg gave Thomas Holmes the chance to expand his leadership skills and has provided him with a platform to advocate for change in the fast-evolving arable farming industry in Canterbury.
Isabelle Coates – networking, leadership, and giving back.
March 24, 2025
For young professionals in the food and fibre sector, finding the right opportunities to grow and make a meaningful impact can be challenging. But for Isabelle Coates, the Mackenzie Charitable Foundation and the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme
provided both a transformative experience and a vital network of connections that has helped to shape her career path and her passion for supporting others.
Alumni in the Spotlight – Murray King, Penny Timmer-Arends, Alison Bentley, and Mihi Harris.
March 21, 2025
Alumni in the Spotlight: Murray King opens Waimea Dam, Penny Timmer-Arends decodes rumination data, Alison Bentley talks small farms, and Mihi Harris joins B+LNZ Kāhui.
NZRLT governance opportunity.
March 6, 2025
The New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust are seeking applications for the 2024 Associate Trustee role. Apply by 28 February.
Alumni in the Spotlight – Robert Campbell, Bryan Guy, Grahame Webber, Carlos Bagrie and Karen Williams
January 23, 2025
Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Robert ‘Robin’ Campbell, 1980 Kellogg Scholar, ONZM Robert Campbell of Invercargill becomes an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to farming and governance. Over the last 40
Alumni in the Spotlight – Anna Nelson, Rosie Dowling, Kate Kellick, Reuben Carter, Sarah How and Tracy Brown.
December 18, 2024
Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Kate Kellick, 2024 Kellogg Scholar. Kate Kellick’s esheep, a shedding sheep breeding operation, hosted its first ram auction in Mangamahu near Wanganui recently. The auction saw farmers from across the North
Alumni in the Spotlight – Alison Bentley, Hamish Marr, Wayne Langford, Tracy Brown, Cam Henderson and Ben McLauchlan.
November 28, 2024
Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Alison Bentley, 2023 Kellogg Scholar. Alison Bentley (Tikitere Farm) spoke yesterday at the event ‘Global and Local Approaches to Climate-Resilient Land Use: NZ’s Path Forward.’ Alison joined Angela Clifford (Eat New
Alumni in the Spotlight – Ben Todhunter, Jen Corkran, Paul Crick, Nathan Guy.
October 25, 2024
Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Ben Todhunter, 2006 Nuffield Scholar. Ben Todhunter is an experienced Angus breeder, and operates a Merino stud on his farm Cleardale Station. He was recently appointed to the Board of Angus
Alumni in the Spotlight – Kate Scott, Isabelle Coates, Matt Iremonger.
September 19, 2024
Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Isabelle Coates, 2022 Kellogg Scholar. In what is potentially a first (at least for a while), a Kellogg Scholar writes about a Kellogg Scholar. Cheyenne Wilson 2024 Kellogg Scholar wrote an
Alumni in the Spotlight – Julian Raine, Tracy Brown, Anna Gower-James and more.
August 1, 2024
It’s been another busy month or two for alumni in the news. Here are just a few of the media pieces covering the impact of Rural Leaders’ Programme Alumni in industries and communities across the sector. Julian Raine, 1997 Nuffield Scholar. As you may well have heard, Julian Raine, 1997 Nuffield Scholar, won the Outstanding
Alumni in the Spotlight – Michael Tayler, Tessa Appleby and more.
May 20, 2024
It has been a busy time for alumni. This selection of news items is a nowhere near adequate summary – possibly a good problem to have. For now the Spotlight is on Michael Tayler, Tess Appleby, Lucie Douma, Matt Iremonger, James Allen, and Carlos Bagrie. Michael Tayler, 2012 Nuffield Scholar. Michael featured in Farmers Weekly
Alumni in the Spotlight – Jenna Smith and Rachel Baker in Brazil.
April 9, 2024
2024 Nuffield Scholars from across the globe headed to Campo Grande in Brazil for the Contemporary Scholars Conference (CSC). Our own Scholars: Rachel Baker, Jenna Smith, Carlos Bagrie and Peter Templeton joined Rural Leaders CEO, Lisa Rogers and Chair, Kate Scott at the Conference. For many, the Conference kicks off their research travels officially. To
Kellogg Phase One, Lincoln.
January 30, 2023
Today, 2023’s Programme One will complete their nine-day (eight-night) residential Phase One module, at Lincoln University.
AGMARDT supports leadership development with new Kellogg Scholarships.
November 21, 2022
AGMARDT Trustees have approved support for three new scholarships that seek to improve access to leadership development. The New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust (Rural Leaders) deliver the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme, a critical point on the rural leadership pathway. AGMARDT’s support will manifest as three scholarships specifically for the Kellogg Programme. “We want to help
Dame Jenny Shipley: On Leadership. On Point.
November 21, 2022
Dame Jenny discusses the need to keep challenging industry to push young people forward to develop as leaders and in turn ensure the future strength of our political and social environments. There’s insight too on leadership in the regulatory environment, the rural urban divide and how farmers and growers need to share more about the positive ways in which agriculture responds to the concerns urban communities have.
Katie Vickers: Banking on a sustainable future.
October 21, 2022
Katie Vickers, a 2019 Kellogg Scholar, is on a mission to help regenerate our planet by influencing business practice to close the gap between purpose, people, and profit.
Katie talks to Bryan Gibson from Farmer’s Weekly about how her Kellogg research, beliefs, and her role as Sustainability Manager at Rabobank, are going some way to helping achieve that.
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
Madison Pannett on GenZ in the primary sector.
January 21, 2022
Madison Pannett is a 2021 Kellogg Scholar who recently made the news with her Kellogg research on attracting Generation Z into the primary industries. You can review her report here, Generation Z and the environment – how can we use their passion to attract them into food and fibre sector careers? In a nutshell the
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