Presentations

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Scholar Reports

Insight Reports

2021

Lynsey Stratford, 2021 Scholar

David Eade, 2021 Scholar

Ben Anderson, 2021 Scholar

Daniel Eb, 2021 Scholar

John Foley, 2021 Scholar

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

Phil Weir, 2020 Scholar

Ben McLauchlan, 2020 Scholar

Shannon Harnett, 2020 Scholar

Tracy Brown, 2020 Scholar

Ed Pinckney, 2020 Scholar

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: Simon Cook,
Andy Elliot, 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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