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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

Mycoplasma communication team needs to play with a straight bat

15 Nov 18, 10:18am

Keith Woodford describes how MPI continues to depict the Mycoplasma bovis story in support of their preferred narrative
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The sun must never set on New Zealand’s agriculture

31 Oct 18, 9:06am

Keith Woodford discusses the importance of agriculture to an export led economy and the need to keep an eye on the ball
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A2 becomes a global dairy disruptor

24 Oct 18, 8:43am

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Keith Woodford describes how the major global dairy companies are now reacting to the A2 milk phenomenon by climbing aboard with their own A2 products
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Mycoplasma bovis compensation mired in delays as plot thickens

15 Oct 18, 10:37am

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Keith Woodford discusses Mycoplasma bovis compensation and the uncertainties of eradication as MPI manages the information flow
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Fonterra has three alternatives with its China Farms

8 Oct 18, 8:21am

Keith Woodford explains why all options for Fonterra’s China Farms are unattractive
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Fonterra’s China Farms are a target for asset sales

1 Oct 18, 9:31am

Keith Woodford describes how Fonterra entrapped itself into factory farming in China
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Dairy co-operatives struggle without retained earnings

24 Sep 18, 11:19am

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Keith Woodford explains why lack of retained earnings combined with flawed investment strategies is at the heart of both the Fonterra and Westland Dairy capital constraints
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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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