Four food and fibre sector leaders have been awarded 2024 Nuffield New Zealand Farming Scholarships. The Nuffield Awards Ceremony was hosted by Minister O’Connor and the New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust (Rural Leaders) at the Grand Hall in Parliament, Wellington last night. Growing interest in the Nuffield Scholarships. With the number of scholarship applicants rising
Among her many accolades, Jessie became a member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to dairy and agriculture in 2022. Jessie was the recipient of Canterbury’s Institute of Directors aspiring director award in 2014 and was Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year in 2017.
A respected leader in the dairy industry, Jessie is a director on boards including, NZ Pork, AgResearch, and AgriZero, and has served in the past on boards such as Ngai Tahu Farming, RuralCo and Alpine Energy.
In this impact story we cover Corrigan Sowman. Corrigan is is a Nuffield and Kellogg Scholar.
Corrigan is the owner, director, and business manager of the 400ha Uruwhenua Farms in Golden Bay, a family-owned dairy unit where technology is used to manage a large herd in a small herd way – especially in terms of attention to individual animals. He is a graduate of Massey University and has a Bachelor of Applied Science.
The Beef + LambNZ Awards were held in Christchurch last night with Rural Leaders winning the Rabobank People Development category.
For the Rural Leaders team, our board, investing partners and programme alumni, the win walks hand-in-hand with the quiet passion we all have for what we do.
In this podcast, Dr Alison Stewart, CEO at the Foundation for Arable Research, talks with Farmers Weekly’s Managing Editor, Bryan Gibson, about the role of arable in agriculture, her role at FAR and delivering research that benefits growers.
Dr Stewart also discusses her involvement with the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme and the importance of exposure to diversity of thought for leaders in Food and Fibre.
Nature and Farming – Sustaining biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. By David Norton and Nick Reid (2013). This collection of New Zealand and Australian case studies discusses a wide range of native biodiversity-enhancing options and tools used in different farming systems in both countries. The book, written by two New Zealand and Australian professors, contains an
The New Zealand Rural Leadership Trust is seeking an Associate Trustee to join its board. This represents an exciting opportunity for a food and fibre leader with strategic and governance experience, strong industry networks and a passion for leadership development.
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Each year we see more and stronger Nuffield applicants. The applicant’s demographics shift and change a little over time, but they always share such leadership traits as: pragmatism, passion, courage, and self-awareness.
Want to start a new business on-farm, lead value chain transformation, or start an entirely new value chain on, say, cherries or wool? Or open-up your strategic thinking ability, bolster your value chain, farming, and food production systems knowledge? The Value Chain Programme offers high level alignment to all of these.
In this podcast, Julian Reti Kaukau, 2021 Kellogg Scholar talks to Farmers Weekly Managing Editor, Bryan Gibson about his Kellogg research and his mahi with MPI Māori Agribusiness.
Julian believes by harnessing the wisdom of the ancestors who once nurtured the Whenua, today’s Kaitiaki can make profound and impactful economic and sustainable decisions for the Whenua and their futures.
Merchants of doubt – Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway (2012) Merchants of Doubt goes hand in hand with last month’s book “A Matter of Fact” by Jess Berentson Shaw. However, Oreskes and Conway explore a more sinister long-term, well-planned, and well-funded approach to misinforming and ultimately disinforming the public on matters of global concern
In this Alumni in the Spotlight we share a couple of James Allen’s LinkedIn posts of some pre-GFP travel. (#NuffieldNZ). Images below show James’ visits, including the University of Illinois. We follow this up with a summary of the Global Focus Programme (GFP) travel so far completed, or to be completed soon by Scholars from
In this podcast, Dan Eb, 2021 Nuffield Scholar talks to Farmers Weekly Managing Editor, Bryan Gibson about the role of farming in an increasingly urbanised society.
How might a future might look if we move to a food and farming system in New Zealand that works beyond only producing food, a system that not only benefits producers but every kiwi.
Dan proposes that if we could build local food models that by design, connect urban kiwis with the sources of at least some of their food production, then many challenges created by urbanism might be mitigated.
The Principles-centred leadership Model proposes that Leaders who truly lead unleash their potential, and that of those around them. In doing so, they create exponential impact for the Food and Fibre sector and for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Engage is designed, developed, and delivered collaboratively by the NZ Rural Leadership Trust in conjunction with Lincoln University (Dr Victoria Westbrooke), and with funding from the Ministry for the Environment. The first pilot for a new programme ‘Engage’ wrapped up after an inspiring and highly interactive three days, spread across workshops, field trips and hearing from industry
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.
A matter of fact – Talking truth in a post-truth world – Jess Berenston-Shaw (2018). At a time when information creation and access have become so democratised it has become increasingly difficult to determine the validity and credibility of information sources – and indeed the truth of information itself. Jess investigates how organisations and individuals
Mindset – changing the way you think to fulfil your potential – Dr Carol S. Dweck (2017). Occasionally, you come across one of “those airport books” that is really worth reading. This is one of them. Based on research, the book focuses on two principal mindsets: the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. The fixed
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
