AgriHQ joins Primary Industries summit panel on uniting rural communities

AgriHQ CEO and Farmers Weekly publisher Dean Williamson.

The Primary Industries New Zealand Summit and Awards brings together influential stakeholders and leaders from across the primary sectors. 

Focused on delivering strategic insights around future challenges and opportunities and celebrating NZ’s most successful and innovative food and fibre producers and businesses, the event hosts a series of panel discussions at the two-day summit. 

AgriHQ CEO and Farmers Weekly publisher Dean Williamson will join the ‘Duplication, division and disinformation. How can we unite our rural communities?’ panel discussion at 2.10pm on Tuesday, July 2. 

The panel will discuss:

• Exploring the gap between the public's understanding of food production and the actual science-driven practices used in NZ's agriculture.

• The role of the primary sector influencer. 

• Empowering the primary sector to bridge the science-publication communication gap.  

• The challenges of communicating agricultural realities to an audience with potentially different values and concerns.

He will share the stage with Federated Farmers vice-president Colin Hurst; 2023 Nuffield Scholar Kerry Worsnop; Otago farmer and Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie; and Labour Party spokesperson for agriculture, rural communities and biosecurity Jo Luxton.

The 2024 Primary Industries NZ summit will be held at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre on July 2-3. View the complete agenda here.