Leadership
Vastly more cropland needed to feed the world: report
Farmers WeeklyNov 8, 2023
With deforestation not an option, this will take land conversion, better yields and smarter trade.
FAR and the role of arable in agriculture
Bryan GibsonOct 24, 2023
CEO of FAR Alison Stewart chats with Bryan about her career journey and passion for the arable sector.
Harness the power of not being a dick
Ben AndersonOct 13, 2023
With the way things are going, farmers are going to need to get better at winning friends, says Ben Anderson.
Polarised sector needs leaders who listen
Neal WallaceOct 11, 2023
Webinar hears of need to ‘break down silos’ in agri.
Grumbles about term limits as Van der Poel re-elected
Gerald PiddockOct 11, 2023
Chair returned to DairyNZ board in election ignored by more than 80% of levy-paying dairy farmers.
Incumbent Fonterra directors unopposed
Hugh StringlemanOct 2, 2023
Approval of 50% still needed to confirm seats on the board.
Leadership fatigue taking its toll on sector
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
The primary sector’s leaders are feeling the pressure as farmers’ fear and frustration deepen divisions in the industry.
Opuha Water appoints new CEO
Annette ScottSep 28, 2023
National water director for Downer NZ Bjorn Triplow lands job.
Pushing leaders beyond reason and remit
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
Farmers are asking far too much of their industry good bodies, says one young agri CEO.
In the firing line when HWEN kicked off
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
Andrew Morrison was an early victim of the increasing polarisation of farming views.
Lessons from the frontlines of ag leadership
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
Leading fractious farmers is tough at the best of times, and these are not those.
Water regs took Groundswell co-founder to boiling point
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
Groundswell touched a nerve, says co-founder Bryce McKenzie.
Politics in the primary sector: who pays?
Neal WallaceSep 28, 2023
A Nuffield scholar questions the role of levy-funded bodies in the political space.
Changing the conversation on food from the ground up
Charlie WilliamsonSep 28, 2023
New Farmers Weekly columnist Daniel Eb questions the foundations of New Zealand’s broken food system.
Calling ag game-changers: Zanda McDonald applications open
Farmers WeeklySep 26, 2023
Trans-Tasman award one of the most coveted in Australasian agribusiness.
Julian Reti Kaukau on people, whenua and farming
Bryan GibsonSep 18, 2023
Julian Reti Kaukau, 2021 Kellogg Scholar, talks with Bryan Gibson about his Kellogg research, and gives insights into some of his work with MPI Māori Agribusiness.
Moving to a citizen-connected food system
Bryan GibsonAug 17, 2023
Open Farms founder and 2021 Nuffield scholar Dan Eb chats with Bryan Gibson about his report on a values-led redesign of the food system.
Keep your collaboration. I want a restructure
Phil WeirAug 4, 2023
The work to support better farm practices or improved market access falls by the wayside as industry-good bodies fixate on government policy, says Waikato farmer Phil Weir.
LISTEN: Outgoing trade envoy and farmer on NZ’s ag IP potential
Bryan GibsonJul 17, 2023
Bryan Gibson chats with Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer Mel Poulton about her journey and some things she's learnt along the way.
Boyd vows to bring strong farmer’s voice to DINZ board
Annette ScottJun 29, 2023
Boyd vows to bring strong farmer’s voice to DINZ board.
LISTEN: Why NZ has a point of difference when it comes to glyphosate use
Bryan GibsonJun 19, 2023
Listen to 2019 Nuffield Scholar Hamish Marr chat with Bryan Gibson about his studies into glyphosate use in NZ.
Scoular quits avo growers’ post after 12 years
Farmers WeeklyMay 16, 2023
Industry value increased to $231m in 2021 under her leadership.
LISTEN: Navigating data sharing and why it matters on farm
Bryan GibsonMay 16, 2023
2022 Nuffield Scholar Lucie Douma is on a mission to connect the dots of NZ's extensive and largely fragmented primary sector data.
LISTEN: Sustainability expert on why the Humanverse is an opportunity for NZ farmers
Bryan GibsonApr 24, 2023
After presenting as keynote speaker at the NZ Rural Leaders Agribusiness Summit, Devry Boughner Vorwerk catches up with Bryan Gibson.
From box-ticking to better policy in NZ’s primary sector
Neal WallaceApr 10, 2023
Sector leaders and governance experts call out what they say is a broken agricultural and environmental policymaking process.
‘Poor communication’ from sector leaders also to blame for ag policies
Neal WallaceApr 10, 2023
Federated Farmers and Forest and Bird were part of initial discussions about policies they now decry as rushed, says head of environmental group.
Let’s get real, the world is watching
Bryan GibsonApr 3, 2023
Industry leaders get candid about the direction the 'real world' is taking. Bryan Gibson weighs in.
Writing’s on the wall for levy organisations
Alan EmersonApr 3, 2023
Unless they change, the current boards will be history next time there’s a vote, says Alan Emerson.
Acland ‘optimistic’ as she assumes BLNZ chair
Farmers WeeklyMar 31, 2023
New chair of industry-good body elected by board
Farmer to propose a vote of no confidence in BLNZ’s board
Gerald PiddockMar 29, 2023
The Gore farmer says BLNZ had a clear mandate to grow the sheep and beef industries and provide sustainable returns now and for future generations.
Otago exec scoops Rabobank leadership award
Neal WallaceMar 24, 2023
Landpro’s Kate Scott recognised for having ‘explored ways to enable better environmental outcomes in agriculture’.
Leadership needed as farming faces hard truths
Neal WallaceMar 24, 2023
Farm2Fork hears from agricultural pioneers about learning to ‘do more with less’.
LISTEN: Scott Champion on seeing beyond the boundary fence
Farmers WeeklyMar 14, 2023
Dr Scott Champion, former CEO of Beef+Lamb NZ, talks with Bryan Gibson about all things leadership.
DairyNZ all about the people, says Mackle
Gerald PiddockMar 8, 2023
Tim Mackle has been DairyNZ chief executive since 2007. He talks to Gerald Piddock about his time fronting the organisation after announcing he will step down in June.
US exec to headline Rural Leaders summit
Farmers WeeklyJan 17, 2023
High-powered lineup for Christchurch agribusiness convention.
LISTEN: Dame Jenny Shipley on leadership
Farmers WeeklyNov 24, 2022
Dame Jenny Shipley, this country’s first Woman Prime Minister – and a 1984 Kellogg Scholar, offers Farmers Weekly Editor Bryan Gibson some insights on leadership in the regulatory environment.
LISTEN: Banking on a sustainable future
Farmers WeeklyOct 21, 2022
Katie Vickers, a 2019 Kellogg Scholar, is on a mission to help regenerate our planet by influencing business practice to close the gap between purpose, people, and profit.
LISTEN: Cleardale Station owner talks farming, conservation and Nuffield
Farmers WeeklyOct 7, 2022
In our Ideas that Grow podcast, brought to you by Rural Leaders, we draw on the insights from innovative rural leaders.
Nominations for women in governance awards sought
Annette ScottJun 7, 2022
Nominations are set to close for the 2022 New Zealand Women in Governance awards, which recognise and celebrate…
Feds face key board member losses
Neal WallaceJun 1, 2022
The retirement of three of Federated Farmers’ seven national board members at next month’s annual meeting will leave…
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