
Our Scholars
2021 Scholar
Lynsey Stratford

Biography
Lynsey Stratford is an equity partner in a 420 cow dairy farm on the Catlins coast in Curio Bay, Southland. She and husband Chris also sharemilk the property. Lynsey is a consultant for Primary People Limited and provides people management and development consultancy services and training with a focus on the primary sector.
Lynsey grew up in the UK where she worked as a solicitor before moving to New Zealand with Kiwi husband Chris.
She has a First Class degree in law from the University of Kent and is a New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management certified People Management Consultant and Dairy Environment Leader.
Mat’s report aims to provide a model for generating and capturing ideas to solve the wicked problems of food and agriculture.
The key element to solving this is bringing to bear the focus, passion, practical application and entrepreneurial drive of our farmers and growers. The innovation model needs to put them at the centre and build an innovation consciousness amongst our farmers and growers.
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Current employment
Chryslyn Holdings Limited
Director / Equity Manager
South Coast Dairy Limited
Director / Equity Manager
Primary People Limited
Consultant
Other Affiliations
DairyNZ
Dairy Environmental Leader
Southern Workforce Action Group
Group and Subcommittee Member
South Island Dairy Event
Committee Member
James Hargest College
Secretary PTA
Contact
Region
Southland
Industry
Consultancy
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Education
2000
Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Distinction), College of Law, London, UK
1999
Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK
Scholarships & Awards
2013
Runner up - NZ Dairy Industry Awards Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Southland
2013
Ballance Farm Environment Awards, WaterForce Integrated Management Award and Donaghy's Farm Stewardship Award - Southland
2011
Winners of the Farming Award at the Southland Environment Awards
Media appearances & public engagements
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