Presentations

2020

Stories from the year of living precariously

Nuffield NZ 2020 Scholars – Tracy Brown, Ben McLauchlan, Phil Weir, Edward Pinckney & Shannon Harnett share their four deep insights from their ‘year of living precariously‘ at the 2021 Nuffield Awards Ceremony – November 2020. Click here to find out more

2019

Corrigan Sowman

Research Topic:
Farming in a Pressure Cooker: How pressure impacts farmer decision making

Hamish Murray

Research Topic:
Future farm workplaces

Hamish Marr

Research Topic:
Can we farm without glyphosate?

Cameron Henderson

Research Topic:
Farming Energy: Opportunities to help New Zealand reach net zero carbon 2050

Ben Hancock

Research Topic:
Rural leadership – taming the wicked problems: Growing the toolbox to foster society’s trust through strategic solutions for all

2018 Scholar Presentations

Kate Scott

Research Topic:
Enabling better environmental outcomes in agriculture

Turi McFarlane

Research topic:
Farm planning for a sustainable future.

Solis Norton

Research Topic:
Zero Carbon & the Primary Sector

Simon Cook

Research Topic:
Biosecurity: The importance of the farm gate.

Andy Elliot

Research Topic:
Exporting Aotearoa: A new business model for nutrition and health

2018 Scholar Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion:
Kate Scott & Turi McFarlane

2018 Nuffield Scholars Kate Scott & Turi McFarlane discuss their research insights.

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Panel Discussion: Andy Elliot,
Simon Cook, Solis Norton

2018 Nuffield Scholars Simon Cook, Andy Elliot and Solis Norton discuss their research findings.

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Panel Discussion:
2018 Nuffield Scholars

Opportunities within New Zealand food & fibre sector in a post-Covid world.

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2017

Jason Rolfe

Research Topic:
Developing an online sales channel for New Zealand: How NZ Agri food producers can leverage mobile technology to add more value

Matt Hocken

Research Topic:
The Innovative Farmer: Generating innovation through a farmer and grower led system of innovation

Rebecca Hyde

Research Topic:
Effective industry collaboration of environmental gains

David Kidd

Research Topic:
Growing value for New Zealand’s red meat industry: Ensuring we build quality and life long connections with consumers

Ryan O’Sullivan

Research Topic:
How can pastoral dairy farming remain competitive

Nadine Porter

Research Topic:
Broken food systems: Developing a citizen centric New Zealand food strategy

2016

Bede O’Conner

Research Topic:
China Dairy: The growth of an industry.

Jessica Bensemann

Research Topic:
Defining our Kaupapa: New Zealand’s role in the future of global agriculture.

Richard Fowler

Research Topic:
Will it have legs: An investigation in synthetic food and the implications for NZ agriculture.

Sam Lang

Research Topic:
Community-Centric innovation and the regenerative farming frontier.

Tom Skerman

Research Topic:
Agribusiness governance: Finding the green zone.

2015

Ben Allomes

Research Topic:
How can self awareness and self reflection ignite a farmer’s motivation to engage in leadership.

Dan Steele

Research Topic:
Why being true to brand New Zealand is best for New Zealand agriculture.

Satwant Singh

Research Topic:
Accepting Price Volatility or Managing for Price Stability is a choice.

Sharon Morrell

Research Topic:
Navigating constraints: Primary producers coping in changing contexts.

2014

Dan Shand

Research Topic:
The use of mobile technology in the red meat sector.

John Murphy

Research Topic:
How does an agricultural business maintain its essence and become better at fulfilling its purpose.

Paul Olsen

Research Topic:
Global potato production: Helping feed the world.

Lucy Griffiths

Research Topic:
Business plan for the New Zealand sheep dairy industry.

2013

Sophie Stanley

Research Topic:
Harnessing social media in agriculture.

Lisa Harper

Research Topic:
Supporting entrepreneurship in New Zealand agriculture.

Tafi Manjala

Research Topic:
Good to great extension: Influencing on farm change at pace and scale.

Natasha King

Research Topic:
Can generating gas and electricity be the solution to New Zealand dairy effluent management.

Steve Wilkins

Research Topic:
Synergies between arable and dairy: With a focus on effluent and nutrients.

2012

Sandra Faulkner

Research Topic:
“Hello New Zealand wool: This is the future speaking…”

Richard Fitzgerald

Research Topic:
Understanding the drivers for creation and adoption of Innovation by farmers; on and off farm.

Michael Tayler

Research Topic:
New technologies in arable farming.

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