Ideas That Grow

Cameron Henderson (2019 Nuffield Scholar) used his Nuffield Scholarship to explore links between agriculture and energy and how technology can work to harness farmed energy sources including waste matter to supply national energy needs.

Hamish Murray – 2019 Nuffield NZ Scholar and High country farmer in Marlborough looked into the topic of engaging and motivating the next generation of staff on farm. What do our future farm work places have to become to be relevant and attractive to a new generation of employees and how can an older generation adapt/change?

For more than 40 years glyphosate has been an invaluable chemical weapon in farmers’ arsenal as a low-residue, safe and simple weed control enabling greater flexibility and less soil disturbance.
Canterbury arable farmer Hamish Marr devoted his Nuffield Scholarship to examining how glyphosate fell from grace in the public eye and what farmers can to do to preserve it as an invaluable crop treatment.

Farming has always been an occupation involving plenty of pressure; managing the weather, competing with other nations to trade products globally, dealing with fluctuating and unpredictable prices.  What’s different today is the added aspects of social judgement and fast change occurring in international food.
Nuffield Scholar Corrigan Sowman investigated how this pressure is affecting farmer decision making globally and what it means for change in the New Zealand primary sector.

Ben Hancock (2019 Nuffield NZ Scholar) is a Senior Insights Analyst at Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Born and raised on his family’s hill country sheep and beef farm in Wairarapa, New Zealand
Ben’s Nuffield research 'Rural leadership: taming the wicked problems' set out to explore how agriculture could get ahead of social and political issues facing the industry, to lead the conversation, rather than react, while at the same time retain social capital.

Corrigan Sowman - Farming in a pressure cooker

Hamish Murray - Future farm workplaces

Hamish Marr -  Can we farm without glyphosate?

Cam Henderson -  Farming Energy: Opportunities to help NZ reach net zero carbon 2050

Ben Hancock - Rural Leadership - Taming the wicked problems

2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar based in Nelson, New Zealand presents his Nuffield Research topic: Exporting Aotearoa : A new business model for nutrition and health.
Andy is a Research & Business Development Manager for Whakatu Corporation and he is passionate about the opportunity Aotearoa has to reposition our export offerings.

Simon Cook, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents his Nuffield Research topic: Biosecurity: The importance of the farm gate.
Simon is a third generation Kiwifruit Orchardist, based in Te Puke who developed an interest in bio-security following the PSA incursion that impacted the Kiwifruit industry in 2010.

Solis Norton, 2018 Nuffield NZ Scholar presents his Nuffield Research topic: Energy use in New Zealand’s primary food production chains and a transition to lower emissions.
Solis trained at Massey University and is working in New Zealand's Deer Industry. He brings a mix of academic and industry experience to leading New Zealand agriculture towards generally sustainable farming systems from an energy and emission perspective.

2018 Nuffield NZ Scholars Andy Elliot, Simon Cook and Solis Norton discuss their Nuffield research findings and insights in this panel discussion