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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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Fonterra farmers, some who'll be bewildered, face challenges converting herds to A2
Keith Woodford explains the process for converting dairy herds to A2, one that will take considerable time and effort
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Keith Woodford explains the process for converting dairy herds to A2, one that will take considerable time and effort
High-country farming is a battle ground
Keith Woodford explains how high-country farming remains under attack
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Keith Woodford explains how high-country farming remains under attack
A2 plus Fonterra is a seismic shift
Keith Woodford discusses the implications of A2 and Fonterra working together
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Keith Woodford discusses the implications of A2 and Fonterra working together
Reforming the High Country
Keith Woodford explores how fights over leasehold values have influenced High-Country reform
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Keith Woodford explores how fights over leasehold values have influenced High-Country reform
High country land tenure and quiet enjoyment
Keith Woodford discusses land tenure complexities of the high country. To extend the conservation estate, the Crown must obey the law. But activists tend to gloss over those requirements
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Keith Woodford discusses land tenure complexities of the high country. To extend the conservation estate, the Crown must obey the law. But activists tend to gloss over those requirements
Mycoplasma bovis is unlikely to go away
Keith Woodford discusses outcomes and strategies for controlling Mycoplasma bovis
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Keith Woodford discusses outcomes and strategies for controlling Mycoplasma bovis
Dairy debt leaves little headroom
Keith Woodford discusses trends in on-farm dairy debt and the challenges it creates
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Keith Woodford discusses trends in on-farm dairy debt and the challenges it creates
How can we make dairy sustainable?
Keith Woodford discusses how new thinking is required to make dairy sustainable
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Keith Woodford discusses how new thinking is required to make dairy sustainable
Mycoplasma riddle is far from solved
Keith Woodford says we should not be confident we have the Mycoplasma bovis contained, particularly since we still have no idea as to how the disease got here
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Keith Woodford says we should not be confident we have the Mycoplasma bovis contained, particularly since we still have no idea as to how the disease got here
Study suggests link between A1 beta-casein and type 1 diabetes
Woodford and Swinburn offer new evidence that type-1 diabetes is linked to the level of A1 beta-casein in most types of cows milk
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Woodford and Swinburn offer new evidence that type-1 diabetes is linked to the level of A1 beta-casein in most types of cows milk
Dairy prices have downside risk
Keith Woodford discusses how European and American dairy-production increases are creating pricing downside
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Keith Woodford discusses how European and American dairy-production increases are creating pricing downside
Commodities and cost savings drive Fonterra’s performance
Keith Woodford discusses Fonterra’s Annual Report, with results driven by commodities and cost savings, and ongoing concerns in China
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Keith Woodford discusses Fonterra’s Annual Report, with results driven by commodities and cost savings, and ongoing concerns in China
The wheat and chaff of synthetic food
Keith Woodford discusses agri-food disruption risks from synthetic food, seeing New Zealand product futures based on what high-end consumers want, rather than what we produce
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Keith Woodford discusses agri-food disruption risks from synthetic food, seeing New Zealand product futures based on what high-end consumers want, rather than what we produce
Composting barns can be a dairy solution
Keith Woodford discusses how composting barns can provide solutions for New Zealand dairy
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Keith Woodford discusses how composting barns can provide solutions for New Zealand dairy
A2 Milk outperforms once again
Keith Woodford analyses the drivers behind the a2 Milk Company’s remarkable performance and looks to the future
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Keith Woodford analyses the drivers behind the a2 Milk Company’s remarkable performance and looks to the future
The realities of Mycoplasma bovis
Keith Woodford explores the implications if Mycoplasma bovis becomes established in New Zealand
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Keith Woodford explores the implications if Mycoplasma bovis becomes established in New Zealand
Blinkered to the opportunities from ‘pasture-plus’ dairy systems
Keith Woodford argues restating the dairy messages of yesteryear is not the only path to dairy salvation & an open mind is needed on ‘pasture-plus’ opportunities
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Keith Woodford argues restating the dairy messages of yesteryear is not the only path to dairy salvation & an open mind is needed on ‘pasture-plus’ opportunities
The mysteries of grass-fed milk
Keith Woodford says the evidence in support of grass-fed milk is complex and liable to great distortion
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Keith Woodford says the evidence in support of grass-fed milk is complex and liable to great distortion
The whole milk powder conundrum
Keith Woodford explores the changing markets for whole milk powder and the associated conundrum that New Zealand faces
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Keith Woodford explores the changing markets for whole milk powder and the associated conundrum that New Zealand faces
'Delaying conversion to A2 only turns an opportunity into a profound risk'
Keith Woodford sees a changing future for dairy farmers with the rise of A2 milk, demands for non-seasonal production, and an urgent need for a social license from the wider community
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Keith Woodford sees a changing future for dairy farmers with the rise of A2 milk, demands for non-seasonal production, and an urgent need for a social license from the wider community
Dutch cows graze below sea level
Keith Woodford says Dutch dairy farms prosper despite modest subsidies, tight regulation, by a focus on science, highly educated farmers and a strong sense of social responsibility
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Keith Woodford says Dutch dairy farms prosper despite modest subsidies, tight regulation, by a focus on science, highly educated farmers and a strong sense of social responsibility
Synlait purchases strategic blending and canning assets
Keith Woodford says Synlait’s purchase of canning and blending facilities is driven by exponential demand for a2 Platinum infant formula
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Keith Woodford says Synlait’s purchase of canning and blending facilities is driven by exponential demand for a2 Platinum infant formula
Learning from Tillamook dairy
Keith Woodford says there are lessons to learn from Oregon dairy farming
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Keith Woodford says there are lessons to learn from Oregon dairy farming
Alternatives to dairy
Keith Woodford says that the challenges of finding alternatives to dairying are under-estimated by urban New Zealand
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Keith Woodford says that the challenges of finding alternatives to dairying are under-estimated by urban New Zealand
Fifty years of Canterbury farming revolution
Keith Woodford reflects on fifty years of farming revolution in Canterbury and expects to see ongoing change
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Keith Woodford reflects on fifty years of farming revolution in Canterbury and expects to see ongoing change