Keith Woodford

About

Keith Woodford is an independent consultant who holds honorary positions as Professor of Agri-Food Systems at Lincoln University and Senior Research Fellow at the Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University. His archived writings are available at http://keithwoodford.wordpress.com

Member for

9 years

Latest articles

Fonterra’s new capital structure gets closer

Fonterra’s new capital structure brings its own risks, designed for choppy seas but not for a storm

5th May 22, 7:48am

by Keith Woodford

Fonterra’s new capital structure brings its own risks, designed for choppy seas but not for a storm

Steeply eroding lands in the Wairoa district, April 2022

Are pine trees the problem or the solution?

Pine-forest regulation proposals are creating lots of heat with big implications for land-use and the landscape

23rd Apr 22, 9:20am

by Keith Woodford

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Pine-forest regulation proposals are creating lots of heat with big implications for land-use and the landscape

He Waka Eke Noa is now the main game in rural politics

Rural industry leaders are caught between unhappy farmers and unhappy ministers as they try to find a pathway through the GHG dilemma

7th Apr 22, 8:30am

by Keith Woodford

Rural industry leaders are caught between unhappy farmers and unhappy ministers as they try to find a pathway through the GHG dilemma

Forestry rules about to be upturned

More forestry upheavals are coming as the Government foreshadows big changes to the rules of the game. Sheep and beef farmers including iwi are the big prospective losers

23rd Mar 22, 3:03pm

by Keith Woodford

More forestry upheavals are coming as the Government foreshadows big changes to the rules of the game. Sheep and beef farmers including iwi are the big prospective losers

He Waka Eke Noa caught in crosswinds

Keith Woodford says He Waka Eke Noa was always going to be controversial. Right now, it is in some trouble

10th Mar 22, 2:08pm

by Keith Woodford

Keith Woodford says He Waka Eke Noa was always going to be controversial. Right now, it is in some trouble

Carbon forestry back in the melting pot

The carbon forestry rules are going to change, with high likelihood of unintended consequences

23rd Feb 22, 4:34pm

by Keith Woodford

The carbon forestry rules are going to change, with high likelihood of unintended consequences

Agricultural greenhouse-gas proposals need a reset

Refocusing agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions from CO2e to a genuine split-gas approach requires a reset of thinking, with big decisions ahead

10th Feb 22, 2:30pm

by Keith Woodford

Refocusing agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions from CO2e to a genuine split-gas approach requires a reset of thinking, with big decisions ahead

The carbon price marches on

NZU investors are now driving the price of carbon as they play the market

25th Jan 22, 5:40pm

by Keith Woodford

NZU investors are now driving the price of carbon as they play the market

2022 will be tumultuous for primary industries

2022 will be a big year for the primary industries with lots of Government policy decisions pending and an urban community that lacks understanding of how primary exports underpin everyone’s lifestyle

16th Jan 22, 6:00am

by Keith Woodford

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Economic storm clouds lie ahead

The focus on COVID-19 and the associated inflation forces have crowded out consideration of strategic issues that are fundamental to the New Zealand economy

5th Jan 22, 10:11am

by Keith Woodford

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The focus on COVID-19 and the associated inflation forces have crowded out consideration of strategic issues that are fundamental to the New Zealand economy

Managing inflation will be painful

Inflation has become a wicked problem, with no painless solutions. Demarcation between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ is increasing, with societal consequences

20th Dec 21, 10:34am

by Keith Woodford

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Inflation has become a wicked problem, with no painless solutions. Demarcation between the ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ is increasing, with societal consequences

Crunch times ahead for agricultural methane and nitrous oxide

Now is the time New Zealand needs to get the split-gas system for short and long-lived greenhouse gases locked in

30th Nov 21, 10:34am

by Keith Woodford

Now is the time New Zealand needs to get the split-gas system for short and long-lived greenhouse gases locked in

New twists to carbon farming

New Emissions Trading Scheme targets plus foreshadowed changes to forestry rules add new uncertainties to carbon investment decisions

17th Nov 21, 9:33am

by Keith Woodford

New Emissions Trading Scheme targets plus foreshadowed changes to forestry rules add new uncertainties to carbon investment decisions

Dairy is a key to New Zealand’s future

Keith Woodford points out that no-one has found an alternative to dairy for New Zealand’s export-led economy

2nd Nov 21, 9:32am

by Keith Woodford

Keith Woodford points out that no-one has found an alternative to dairy for New Zealand’s export-led economy

Wrestling with forestry decisions

Carbon and forestry, increasingly linked to overseas investors, continue to outmuscle sheep and beef but nothing about carbon is simple

20th Oct 21, 1:52pm

by Keith Woodford

Carbon and forestry, increasingly linked to overseas investors, continue to outmuscle sheep and beef but nothing about carbon is simple

The Covid trajectory has taken off

The Covid trajectory has taken off. The situation is becoming more dismal with exponential growth well under way

15th Oct 21, 10:39am

by Keith Woodford

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The Covid trajectory has taken off. The situation is becoming more dismal with exponential growth well under way

New Zealand needs a COVID reset

The current COVID strategy needs an urgent reset. It is now evident that staying in Level 3 over coming weeks will lead to a dismal Christmas

10th Oct 21, 5:36pm

by Keith Woodford

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The current COVID strategy needs an urgent reset. It is now evident that staying in Level 3 over coming weeks will lead to a dismal Christmas

Post-1989 forest owners face complex decisions

There are close on 400,000 hectares of non-registered post-1989 forests eligible to join the ETS. Once registered, many owners could within one year earn $7500 or more per hectare in historical credits back to 2018

7th Oct 21, 9:17am

by Keith Woodford

Fonterra moves on strategy and structure

Fonterra pulls up the wagons to defend its territory, but also hoping to sortie out with new nutritional endeavours

23rd Sep 21, 3:57pm

by Keith Woodford

Fonterra pulls up the wagons to defend its territory, but also hoping to sortie out with new nutritional endeavours

The ETS is both a goldmine and a minefield

The Government never foresaw the land-use forces they were unleashing with the ETS

22nd Sep 21, 4:43pm

by Keith Woodford

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The Government never foresaw the land-use forces they were unleashing with the ETS

Carbon farming will determine the future of sheep, beef and production forestry

The carbon price is now high enough to change land-use sufficiently to blow away sheep and beef, but too low to significantly influence emission behaviours elsewhere

8th Sep 21, 6:31am

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The carbon price is now high enough to change land-use sufficiently to blow away sheep and beef, but too low to significantly influence emission behaviours elsewhere

Institutional investors outgun Government at carbon auction

On Wednesday, The Government lost control of the ETS to speculators. This has big implications and challenges for the path ahead

2nd Sep 21, 10:06am

by Keith Woodford

On Wednesday, The Government lost control of the ETS to speculators. This has big implications and challenges for the path ahead

Food-derived opioids are a medical frontier

The important food-derived opioids come from A1 beta-casein and gluten. There are solutions to the problems they create

27th Aug 21, 9:16am

by Keith Woodford

The important food-derived opioids come from A1 beta-casein and gluten. There are solutions to the problems they create

Carbon farmers need to understand the ETS

Keith Woodford reminds farmers the price of carbon is determined by Government. There lies the risk for carbon farming

23rd Aug 21, 10:41am

by Keith Woodford

Keith Woodford reminds farmers the price of carbon is determined by Government. There lies the risk for carbon farming

Carbon-farming economics are also attractive on easier country

Given current carbon prices, the march of the pine trees across the landscape has only just begun. The implications are massive

14th Aug 21, 9:20am

by Keith Woodford

Given current carbon prices, the march of the pine trees across the landscape has only just begun. The implications are massive