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Keith Woodford

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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

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Articles by Keith Woodford

Scratching beneath the surface of Fonterra’s accounts

19 Sep 18, 11:21am

Keith Woodford analyses the meaning of the numbers that lie deep within Fonterra’s accounts
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Methane narrative changes with less need for drastic reduction

10 Sep 18, 11:17am

Keith Woodford explains how the narrative is changing in regard to the need for methane emissions, with less need for drastic reductions
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MPI needs new thinking and more transparency

5 Sep 18, 6:23pm

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Keith Woodford explains why MPI needs to bring a science-based culture to the fore
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Why is Fonterra so bad at international ventures?

20 Aug 18, 11:49am

Keith Woodford discusses how Fonterra’s governors become information prisoners of management and lack independent market insights
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Mycoplasma bovis compensation is a mixed bag

8 Aug 18, 12:49pm

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Keith Woodford explains how the complexities of Mycoplasma bovis eradication and compensation are causing great human stress
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Mycoplasma bovis: spring testing has many challenges

26 Jul 18, 8:13am

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Keith Woodford explains why MPI’s spring focus on bulk-milk testing of healthy cows for Mycoplasma bovis is a hit and miss affair
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Mycoplasma bovis: supposed facts do not line up

13 Jul 18, 2:56pm

Keith Woodford explains how evidence for early arrival of Mycoplasma bovis continues to mount
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Mycoplasma bovis: battle fatigue is growing but Government claims to be resolute

2 Jul 18, 7:41am

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Keith Woodford describes how official positions ignore the cascading evidence for early arrival of Mycoplasma bovis
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Mycoplasma bovis can transfer to sheep, goats, deer, pigs and poultry

24 Jun 18, 10:44pm

Keith Woodford shows that the more you know about the Mycoplasma species, the more complex the management issues become for eradicating Mycoplasma bovis
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Mycoplasma bovis: how long has it been here?

18 Jun 18, 7:41am

Keith Woodford explains how the arrival date of Mycoplasma bovis in New Zealand is crucial to the eradication prospects
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Mycoplasma bovis: European semen is the likely source

5 Jun 18, 7:58am

Keith Woodford explains why European semen is the likely source of the disease, and how this helps explain the rapid spread
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Mycoplasma bovis: focusing on the immediate

30 May 18, 8:58am

In a second open letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Keith Woodford highlights some ‘coalface’ issues that MPI is really struggling with, right now
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Mycoplasma bovis: what does ‘phased eradication’ mean?

28 May 18, 9:36pm

Keith Woodford says the Government is underestimating the animal and human welfare issues in its MPB plan, along with underestimating the complexity of the compensation claims
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An open letter to Damien O'Connor

25 May 18, 4:52pm

Mycoplasma bovis: do we need to go so fast and should the North and South Islands be managed separately?
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Government must step back from Mycoplasma bovis

21 May 18, 8:49am

Keith Woodford explains how crucial decisions are pending re Mycoplasma bovis and Government must recognise its own limitations
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Mycoplasma: the ground has shifted with a megathrust

13 May 18, 8:40pm

Keith Woodford explains why M. bovis eradication is no longer realistic and how industry now needs to take control from Government
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Short and long-lived greenhouse gases belong in different baskets

8 May 18, 12:30pm

Keith Woodford explains why methane and carbon dioxide need separate accounting systems rather than being lumped together in a single emissions trading scheme
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Peak cows, peak milk and Fonterra’s dilemma

24 Apr 18, 2:26pm

Keith Woodford explains how peak cows, peak milk and lack of capital has left Fonterra caught between a rock and a hard place
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A2 shifts from a brand to a category, with Nestlé and Mengniu now on board

9 Apr 18, 4:26pm

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Keith Woodford describes the A2 global shift from brand to category, and the consequent competition for A2 milk supply
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Mycoplasma saga has long way to run

3 Apr 18, 8:57am

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Keith Woodford discusses the complexities of Mycoplasma decision-making when nothing is certain
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