Rural Leaders News

Eights years, three chairs and almost two triennials.

Nuffield and NZRLT Trustees Craige Mackenzie and Michael Tayler have stepped down after eight years of service. NZRLT Chair, Kate Scott provided the numbers on their tenure (above). We asked both about the highlights and challenges during their eight years. What was the biggest challenge you encountered in your 8 years on the board? Craige:Being

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Kellogg Programme One 2023 graduates.

A preview of next month’s Kellogg Reports. Kellogg Programme One 2023 graduated on July 7 after completing their Phase Three at Lincoln. Though in the aftermath of recent weather events, several North Island Scholars have chosen to defer their Phase Three until 2024. Reports fell into three broad themes, with a total 16 reports. We’ll

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The Mackenzie Study – Nuffield and Kellogg latest results.

The Mackenzie Charitable Foundation have initiated research alongside the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust, in collaboration with Otago Business School and the Department of Economics, to investigate the contribution of Kellogg and Nuffield Alumni to Food and Fibre. Research covering 72 years of Nuffield and 43 years of Kellogg Rural Scholarship. The objective of the

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Help us grow Nuffield – 2024 and beyond.

Nuffield Scholars belong to a unique, vibrant, and strong community that continues to create positive change in our Food and Fibre Sector and country. Increasingly there will be a need for leaders here in New Zealand who have an ability to think critically, who can generate insight and who have a global perspective. So, tell

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AGMARDT supports leadership development with new Kellogg Scholarships.

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

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Meet the 2023 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholars.

Kerry Worsnop Kerry Worsnop describes herself as a rural advocate, born and raised on a South Waikato dairy farm, she later ventured into the hills of the East Coast north of Gisborne. The business was originally shaped by both her partner’s and her own desire to own a farm and their early years were devoted

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2023 Nuffield New Zealand Scholars Announced

2023 Nuffield New Zealand Scholars Awarded. Wellington, 8 November 2022 Congratulations to our 2023 Nuffield New Zealand Scholars! Kerry Worsnop, a Gisborne based Sheep and Beef Farmer, Company Trustee, and Environmental Consultant. Matt Iremonger, a Sheep and Beef and Dairy Farmer from Banks Peninsula, in Canterbury. Kylie Leonard, a Taupo based Dairy Farmer, Governance Specialist, and dual

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Forefront - Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit

The 2023 Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit.

The 2023 Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit theme ‘Forefront’ reflects focus on the businesses making change and providing solutions to some of the sector’s biggest challenges and opportunities.   The Summit seeks to promote global vision, leadership and innovation by demonstrating some of the practical solutions shown to mitigate the challenges facing agribusiness today.   The Summit begins

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2022 Nuffield Scholars and Rural Leaders Board of Trustees

2022 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarship Awards. 

On Wednesday evening Rural Leaders hosted the 2022 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarship Awards in Wellington. This was an opportunity to formally award scholarships to Parmindar Singh, Lucie Douma and Anthony Taueki – a year later than planned.  While it was a smaller occasion than it might have been, it was no less important. Hon.

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Rual Leaders

CEO update on Kellogg accreditation.

A message from our CEO Chris Parsons, MNZM, DSD, CMinstD. As the year flies by all too fast, I thought it good to pause a moment to highlight a key development that we have been working on for just over a year and to acknowledge some of the achievements that Nuffield and Kellogg Scholars and

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Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme - Delivery Team

Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme takes its 1,000th step forward.

Can I have your attention please – the one thousandth graduate of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme has just left the building! Like the graduates before, they return to their family, community, industry, and to contribute to a sector that just got a little smarter, a little stronger.    We’ll know more about the scale

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Value Chain Innovation Programme.

Learn directly from New Zealand’s most successful value chain leaders. By completing this programme you’ll learn directly from the source, gaining unique insights into food and fibre innovation, in both domestic and international markets. This is an opportunity to interact and learn from leaders who have a track record of successful entrepreneurship.

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Lucie’s Nuffield US travel so far – in less than five minutes.

Lucie Douma.  Soon after Lucie Douma and Parmindar Singh returned from their Nuffield CSC in the UK, Lucie was traveling again. This time in North America.   Lucie is four weeks into her US trip that has so far covered: California, Illinois, Wisconsin, and more. Lucie is currently in Texas and will round out her travel

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