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Press Release: Lincoln, 28 July 2023. The Board of the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust (Rural Leaders) has announced the appointment of Lisa Rogers, current General Manager, to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Rogers brings nearly six years’ expertise and knowledge gained as Programmes Manager and more recently, as General Manager of the Trust.
In this podcast Dr Scott Champion talks about his own leadership journey, on the power of gaining other’s perspectives, and he talks about upcoming Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme.
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
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
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
In this podcast Dr Scott Champion talks about his own leadership journey, on the power of gaining other’s perspectives, and he talks about upcoming Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme.
Listen to “Lucie Douma – Data sharing to achieve data interoperability” on Spreaker. Kia Ora, you’ve joined the Ideas That Grow podcast, brought to you by Rural Leaders. In this series, we’ll be drawing on insights from innovative rural leaders to help plant ideas that grow so our regions can flourish. Ideas that Grow is
Listen to “Devry Boughner Vorwerk | Getting Grounded in the Humanverse™ – the opportunity for New Zealand farmers.” on Spreaker. Bryan Gibson – Managing Editor, Farmers Weekly. Welcome to the Ideas that Grow podcast. I’m Bryan Gibson, Managing Editor of Farmers Weekly. With me today, I have the recent Keynote Speaker from the Rural Leaders
Lucie Douma and her fellow 2022 Scholars have, or are right now completing their final research reports. Between Nuffield travel and work commitments, Lucie found time to do a webinar for AgriTech New Zealand in early February.
We share a quick breakdown of upcoming key moments for Nuffield, including travel for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Nuffield Scholars.
In August 2022, The Food and Fibre Centre of Vocational Excellence (FFCoVE) requested the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust conduct research into the current state of leader development in the Food and Fibre sector.
Olivia joins Kate Scott, Chair, Michael Tayler, Rebecca Hyde and Craig Mckenzie, Trustees, and Hamish Fraser, Independent Trustee.
On Monday, 27 March 2023, The Christchurch Town Hall will see food and fibre leaders, agribusiness professionals and growers from all over New Zealand, get together with international agriculture delegates and speakers.
Under Chris’s leadership, characterised by strong purpose and gentle (but persuasive) direction, the Rural Leaders team have enjoyed a busy, effective and stimulating period of achievement.
In this podcast Dr Scott Champion talks about his own leadership journey, on the power of gaining other’s perspectives, and he talks about upcoming Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme.
The reports traverse topics as wide and timely as horticultural futures, social impacts on Iwi, the potential for impact investing, technical production and profitability topics.
Kate Scott talks about why the 2023 Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit’s timing and offering should be of high value to farmers, producers, and agribusiness professionals. Kate is a 2018 Nuffield Scholar and works at the intersection of farming, the environment and regulation.
Today, 2023’s Programme One will complete their nine-day (eight-night) residential Phase One module, at Lincoln University.
We thought we’d review a few of the year’s bigger moves for Rural Leaders in 2022. It’s been busy, we made it, and like you, we’ll return wiser in 2023 to do it again.
Rebecca Hyde is better placed than most to see the differences between collaboration, cooperation and the value of finding common ground when it comes to farming and the environment. It’s her job. She discusses her work and provides a useful ‘101’ on what collaboration looks like overseas and closer to home – both inside and outside of agriculture.
Current Board of Trustees with 2023 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholars, November 2022. The Board of the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust (NZRLT) is seeking applications for an Associate Trustee. This appointment is for 12 months starting February 2023 and finishing in February 2024. The NZRLT Board meets six times per year and holds additional
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 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, 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.
