December 2, 2025 • 5 mins
Wendy Paul of Growing Future Farmers looks at upcoming opportunities within the organisation.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
She travels this road as a child. This is a
master on Hakanoi.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Wendy paul Out of Growing Future Farmers joins us this afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Wendy, always good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
How are you, hey, Andy, I'm great, Thank you, Thanks
for having.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Us on you always right to catch up.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Now, this is a really cool initiative, Growing Future Farmers.
You've got a new agreement or such with Fonterra or
a new thing happening.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
What's going on.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yeah, it's a great thing for us, big milestone in
terms of the evolution of GFF. So, yeah, we've been
in conversation with Fontira for about a year and a
bit around the opportunity to partner with them. They've obviously
seen our model as something that's interesting to them around
transferable way of training differently, and they also have a
(00:52):
broader career to resent a dairy strategy which is a
long term commitment through to twenty forty to support the
future needs of the cooperative. So the alignment was really
strong in terms of this age group of attracting and
giving opportunities for young people leaving school is a different
way to get into dairy and it aligns perfectly with
(01:13):
gff's long term strategy of greater impact, so we're very
excited to see where it goes.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, it's always good to get young people involved into agriculture,
but especially when schemes like this are made available.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, I mean, the big thing is that we know
the demands there from young people and it's just about
giving them visibility and opportunities and how obviously from a
broader context, we know that we're going to need this
workforce path line or talent pathline, but sometimes they don't
quite know how to get in. So this just gives
another another opportunity for those young people to get into dairy,
(01:48):
which in the sector which we very much focus on on.
How do we just open up those pathways.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, looking here as well, Fonterra is talking about their
broader careers, careers and dairy strets. It's a long term
commitment through to twenty forty to support future workforce Sneeze
and highlight the diversity of opportunities across across the cooperative.
So there's a lot of different revenues as far as
career that people can choose from. That's the beauty absolutely.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I mean, obviously our program focuses on getting skills on farm.
But let's just step one. As they get more aware
of what's out there. We've seen some of our graduates
go into multiple different sort of every careers and I
think the same will be in this case where obviously
Quantia is a huge employer for New Zealand and there
(02:35):
I've been through it myself eighteen and a half years.
There there's a wonderful sort of popeline of all sorts
of opportunities that may be on farm, but also could
be in factories, all in their global network of sales.
There's so many different opportunities and this is just the
first step and the window into those of and into
those possibilities.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
So who are you looking at applying for this as such?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Wendy just wanted to pilot just to make sure you
test the concept can work in dairy, So we're looking
at similar age groups. So that's sixteen to twenty. But
it is focused just purely at the moment in the
White Cato and they have plenty so they're only going
to be a small number of flocks available or placements
for roughly around ten. But anybody who lives in or
(03:21):
can move to the Why Cato and Bay of plenty
in that age group. With all the criterion attributes that
we look for in young people can apply.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
So it's all the attitude making the difference.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Yeah, I mean, you know, that's one of the biggest
thing we look for, is the right attitude, willingness to learn,
and a good work ethic so that they can come
and be an attered to themselves but also to those
farm trainers that are investing in their futures as well.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
So as far as a cost for people that apply,
is there anything involved.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
And not to the students know, other than the basic
stuff that we talk about in the sets that they've
got to come with some equipment at laptop, some farm gear,
and they must have a restricted license, but they don't.
There's no there's no students fee or program fees for
this pilot.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
So there's going to be like on farm mentorship obviously
regional student meetups as well, so they can collaborate students
and just chew the fat and see how the progress is.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Going to Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Absolutely, you know that the model will be very similar
to our existing Sheep, Beef and Deer in the sense
that the students are on their own farms four days
a week and then they get to be part of
the cohort at least one day a week. In some
weeks it may be more when they're doing more group training.
But their idea is to very much create that sense
of community and collaboration as a as a pilot cohort.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
The prospective students, Wendy, how can they apply?
Speaker 3 (04:45):
So please go on our website. There's a specific dairy
page on our website. They can apply through that. But
if they've got any questions, just to call us on
our number which is on the website. Oh to one
three one five five three four can answer any questions.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Good on you, Wendy. You always good to catch up.
You enjoy the afternoon.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Thank you so much, Andy, thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Who doesn't know Wendy Paul, chief executive of Growing Future Farmers.
Always good to see initiatives like this taking off as well. So,
like Wendy said, if you're curious about this is it
is based in the way Katto bayfmedi region and nonetheless
certainly avenues for people looking at getting into the dairying
sector from a young a young age. Growing Futurefarmers dot
(05:31):
co dot NZ as well or get in touch oh
to one three one, five, three, four Regarding a pilot
intake for early twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Nathan Nelson and Dairy and Zi joins US next when
She travels this road as a child. This is a
master on Hakanoi.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Wendy paul Out of Growing Future Farmers joins us this afternoon.
Speaker 1 (00:15):
Wendy, always good to catch up.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
How are you, hey, Andy, I'm great, Thank you, Thanks
for having.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Us on you always right to catch up.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Now, this is a really cool initiative, Growing Future Farmers.
You've got a new agreement or such with Fonterra or
a new thing happening.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
What's going on.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yeah, it's a great thing for us, big milestone in
terms of the evolution of GFF. So, yeah, we've been
in conversation with Fontira for about a year and a
bit around the opportunity to partner with them. They've obviously
seen our model as something that's interesting to them around
transferable way of training differently, and they also have a
(00:52):
broader career to resent a dairy strategy which is a
long term commitment through to twenty forty to support the
future needs of the cooperative. So the alignment was really
strong in terms of this age group of attracting and
giving opportunities for young people leaving school is a different
way to get into dairy and it aligns perfectly with
(01:13):
gff's long term strategy of greater impact, so we're very
excited to see where it goes.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, it's always good to get young people involved into agriculture,
but especially when schemes like this are made available.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, I mean, the big thing is that we know
the demands there from young people and it's just about
giving them visibility and opportunities and how obviously from a
broader context, we know that we're going to need this
workforce path line or talent pathline, but sometimes they don't
quite know how to get in. So this just gives
another another opportunity for those young people to get into dairy,
(01:48):
which in the sector which we very much focus on on.
How do we just open up those pathways.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, looking here as well, Fonterra is talking about their
broader careers, careers and dairy strets. It's a long term
commitment through to twenty forty to support future workforce Sneeze
and highlight the diversity of opportunities across across the cooperative.
So there's a lot of different revenues as far as
career that people can choose from. That's the beauty absolutely.
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I mean, obviously our program focuses on getting skills on farm.
But let's just step one. As they get more aware
of what's out there. We've seen some of our graduates
go into multiple different sort of every careers and I
think the same will be in this case where obviously
Quantia is a huge employer for New Zealand and there
(02:35):
I've been through it myself eighteen and a half years.
There there's a wonderful sort of popeline of all sorts
of opportunities that may be on farm, but also could
be in factories, all in their global network of sales.
There's so many different opportunities and this is just the
first step and the window into those of and into
those possibilities.
Speaker 1 (02:56):
So who are you looking at applying for this as such?
Speaker 3 (02:58):
Wendy just wanted to pilot just to make sure you
test the concept can work in dairy, So we're looking
at similar age groups. So that's sixteen to twenty. But
it is focused just purely at the moment in the
White Cato and they have plenty so they're only going
to be a small number of flocks available or placements
for roughly around ten. But anybody who lives in or
(03:21):
can move to the Why Cato and Bay of plenty
in that age group. With all the criterion attributes that
we look for in young people can apply.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
So it's all the attitude making the difference.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
Yeah, I mean, you know, that's one of the biggest
thing we look for, is the right attitude, willingness to learn,
and a good work ethic so that they can come
and be an attered to themselves but also to those
farm trainers that are investing in their futures as well.
Speaker 2 (03:48):
So as far as a cost for people that apply,
is there anything involved.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
And not to the students know, other than the basic
stuff that we talk about in the sets that they've
got to come with some equipment at laptop, some farm gear,
and they must have a restricted license, but they don't.
There's no there's no students fee or program fees for
this pilot.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
So there's going to be like on farm mentorship obviously
regional student meetups as well, so they can collaborate students
and just chew the fat and see how the progress is.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
Going to Yeah.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Absolutely, you know that the model will be very similar
to our existing Sheep, Beef and Deer in the sense
that the students are on their own farms four days
a week and then they get to be part of
the cohort at least one day a week. In some
weeks it may be more when they're doing more group training.
But their idea is to very much create that sense
of community and collaboration as a as a pilot cohort.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
The prospective students, Wendy, how can they apply?
Speaker 3 (04:45):
So please go on our website. There's a specific dairy
page on our website. They can apply through that. But
if they've got any questions, just to call us on
our number which is on the website. Oh to one
three one five five three four can answer any questions.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
Good on you, Wendy. You always good to catch up.
You enjoy the afternoon.
Speaker 3 (05:04):
Thank you so much, Andy, thanks for having us.
Speaker 2 (05:10):
Who doesn't know Wendy Paul, chief executive of Growing Future Farmers.
Always good to see initiatives like this taking off as well. So,
like Wendy said, if you're curious about this is it
is based in the way Katto bayfmedi region and nonetheless
certainly avenues for people looking at getting into the dairying
sector from a young a young age. Growing Futurefarmers dot
(05:31):
co dot NZ as well or get in touch oh
to one three one, five, three, four Regarding a pilot
intake for early twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
Nathan Nelson and Dairy and Zi joins US next when
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