2026 Nuffield NZ Farming Scholarship. Apply by 17 August 2025. Read More...
Apply for 2026 Nuffield NZ Farming Scholarship by 17 August 2025. More details...
Anna Nelson, 2016 Kellogger, is currently working as the Co-ordinator for King Country River Care Group.
Anna recently featured on Sarah’s Country where she talked about the work she has been doing for the King Country River Care Group who have been awarded an $844K grant to support clean waterways in the King Country.
Our partnership with LIC helps support NZ Rural Leaders mission to grow world class leaders capable of local, national and international impact.
LIC is a herd improvement and agri-technology co-operative that empowers farmers through the delivery of superior genetics and technology.
GlobalHQ is a data and information business supporting New Zealand Agripreneurs, including every farmer in the country. Their brands include Farmers Weekly, Dairy Farmer, Onfarm Story, Agri HQ, Farmer’s Voice, Sarah’s Country.
We thank GlobalHQ for their continued support in helping us deliver the Kellogg and Nuffield programmes.
Kellogg applicants now may be eligible to receive funding assistance up to 50% of their course fee.
The following criteria will be used by the Regional Business Partners to identify whether or not your business qualifies for funding:
For more information or to apply for the funding available through NZTE, please visit their website.
Or click here to find out more about the new Kellogg Regional Initiatives.
To receive updates on Kellogg courses and initiatives, register your interest here:
We select each course intake based on a mix across sectors, region, gender, culture and age. Unsuccessful applicants are advised once the selection decision is made.
Withdrawals after the selection process, therefore, create a change in the desired mix of participants and possible unfilled positions on the course. A cancellation policy will apply as follows:
Please note:
Only one course transfer/ deferment will be accepted before cancellation policies above will apply.
If payment has not been received an invoice will be sent for the relevant cancellation/ deferment fee.
Written applications for refunds due to circumstances beyond control will be considered on an individual basis.
Nuffield Scholar Hamish Murray’s work on the changing nature of farm work highlights how even that bastion of stalwart farming types needs to change to remain a relevant, exciting and desirable place to work for a new generation.
Read the full article sourced from Farmers Weekly (18 June 2020) here.
Click here to listen to Hamish’s interview on Sarah’s Country.
Are you an NZ Farmer/grower or Agribusiness Professional looking to broaden your horizons, grow your networks and gain some global experience in the agri sector?
Click here to find out how you can do that through the Nuffield Scholarship Programme.
Apply now for a 2021 Scholarship.
Nuffield Scholar Corrigan Sowman believes an All Black approach to thinking will build more resilience in farmers.
Farmers are under increasing pressure as changes in society, technology and climate leave them questioning their role as producers of food. The challenges are making the right decisions for their wellbeing and producing food modern consumers demand.
Corrigan Sowman has found some of the best lessons for thriving in this new environment can be found with the All Blacks.
Read the full article sourced from Farmers Weekly (3 June 2020) here.
Tune in to Corrigan’s live interview on Sarah’s Country (4 June 2020).
Are you an NZ Farmer/grower or Agribusiness Professional looking to broaden your horizons, grow your networks and gain some global experience in the agri sector?
Click here to find out how you can do that through the Nuffield Scholarship Programme.
Apply now for a 2021 Scholarship.
Nigel Woodhead completed the Kellogg Rural Leadership programme in 2019 and that same year, sat at the most sought-after strategy table in NZAg – the Primary Sector Council. The young Otago farmer reflects on his leadership journey so far.
This article appeared in the June 2020 edition of ‘The Farmlander.’ Click here to read the full article on page 20.
Rebecca Hyde, NZ Rural Leaders Trustee and 2017 Nuffield Scholar joined Hamish McKay and Richard Loe on Rural Exchange (Sunday 14 June) to talk about what’s next for the 2020 Nuffield Scholarship Programme post the COVID19 global travel restrictions.
Are you an NZ Farmer/grower or Agribusiness Professional looking to broaden your horizons, grow your networks and gain some global experience in the agri sector?
Click here to find out how you can do that through the Nuffield Scholarship Programme.
Apply now for a 2021 Scholarship.
Ben Hancock, 2019 Nuffield Scholar joined Sarah Perriam recently to talk about his scholar report ‘Rural Leadership taming the wicked problems‘ and how to grow the toolbox to foster society’s trust.
Click here to listen to the full podcast on Sarah’s Country – 20th May.
Ben also spoke with Richard Rennie from Farmers Weekly (28th May) and said ‘Bio-ethics can play a role beyond medical dilemmas in helping agriculture resolve its wicked problems.’
Mat Hocken, 2017 Nuffield NZ Scholar and Chairman of the Rural Innovation Lab recently featured on Sarah’s Country along with his wife Jana.
They talked to Sarah about the concept behind their venture the Rural Innovation Lab and how to work smarter, not harder.
