Rural Leadership
About this special report
Food producers in New Zealand must evolve to meet the expectations of markets, society and government – and quickly. What type of leaders do we need to make sure that happens? How will they advocate for the best path forward while taking the farming community with them?
Farmers Weekly speaks to the leaders tasked with this challenge in our latest special report.
Scholar urges farming leaders to be proactive
Daniel Eb says a new farm business model is needed that is less reliant on input costs.
LISTEN: How the rural leadership special report came to be
Andy Thompson chats to Bryan Gibson about the rural leadership special report.
Sector chiefs tread a fine line amid policy change
"It sucks up time and is incredibly frustrating trying to get changes at the same time as farmers are wanting to take pitchforks into the street." – Andrew Hoggard,
Federated Farmers
Zespri leadership programme starts young
Varsity scholarships get the ball rolling on identifying talent.
BLNZ chair reflects on leading a fractious sector
Looking for one voice in all the yelling.
‘System prevents constructive decision-making’
More heat than light on complex issues.
SFF builds leadership at board level
Skills learnt can be applied at community or corporate level.
Groundswell ‘formed to give farmers a voice’
Groundswell says neither politicians nor organised agriculture has farmers’ backs.
A conduit from government to grassroots
Catchment groups are ready-made vehicles for engagement from both sides.
Ask Jessie Chan what makes a good leader
Chair of the Ruralco rural supply chain shares her wisdom as she moves on.
‘Next stage of growth’ for iwi agri leaders
Drive to engage next generation earlier than before.
‘Lead for the people who come after us’
Leaders must work to create a better future, not just a better present, O’Connor says.
New reality confronts young rural leaders
Leaders of the past three decades have faced fewer challenges than today.
Managing expectations: leadership in the farming sector
Farmers Weekly speaks to key industry players about their roles as industry leaders.
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