Five dairy farmers a week are being reported as being forced out of business in the UK, thanks to price volatility. Longreach’s James Walker heard this statistic while he was in the UK earlier this year for a leadership course, and suggested applying his Kidworth case study to the problem.
Developed last year to tackle ways of addressing rural debt, James said UK dairy farmers liked his idea of “disruptive innovation” or inviting people from outside in to refresh ideas, and invited him to Westminster.
According to UK dairy farmer of the year, Robert Craig , the model Agrihive used “has exploded with industry, attracting international media, overwhelming sponsorship and our Secretary of State Liz Truss to speak at the event”.
The commander of the UN peacekeeping force in Bosnia was the keynote speaker, and the Candy Crush producer attended.
