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Growing Our Future Podcast

RaboTalk’s Growing Our Future is all about equipping New Zealand’s farmers and growers with the knowledge to support resilient farming systems for the future.

Using insights gathered from New Zealand and across the world, Rabobank’s team of experts and connections offer up informed opinions and healthy discussion on the future of farming, and how to adapt farm strategies and systems to ensure New Zealand farmers thrive in a fast-changing world.

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Growing Our Future Podcast

Blake Holgate

Blake hails from a sheep and beef farming family and practised as an environmental lawyer specialising in resource management before joining Rabobank in 2012.

During his time with the bank as Head of Sustainable Business Development, he’s developed extensive knowledge of the sustainability challenges facing New Zealand’s food producers and established himself as one of the country’s leading commentators on this topic.

He’s authored several research reports examining some of these challenges and is also a regular contributor to Rabobank government policy submissions on regulations affecting the sector.

Katie Rodwell

Katie grew up on a sheep and beef farm north of Kaikoura.

She joined the Bank as a Sustainability Manager in 2022 after eight years at Farmlands’, most recently as the Head of Sustainability and Land Use

At the bank, Katie is focused on supporting the bank’s sustainability ambitions, and supporting staff and clients with learning and development so they can have meaningful sustainability discussions.

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