NZ Farming Systems Uruguay today announced that Mr Robert Borst has been appointed to manage a 3,000 hectare farm that the  company acquired recently in the east of Uruguay.

In his new role, Mr Borst will be a senior member of a team responsible for the development of farms owned and to be acquired by NZ Farming Systems Uruguay.

Mr Borst will report to the Chief Executive of PGG Wrightson Uruguay, Mr Carlos Miguel de Leōn. Mr de Leōn said “I am delighted to have Mr Borst join my team and look forward to the very exciting development of Uruguayan land using best practice New Zealand farming  systems”.

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Explanatory Note: NZ Farming Systems Uruguay Limited was launched through an IPO in late 2006. The company currently owns 4 farming properties in Uruguay which are managed under contract by subsidiaries of PGG Wrightson. These are being converted to intensive beef and dairy farming applying best-practice New Zealand farming systems. The company is positioning itself for growth.

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Paul Tocker
Group General Manager, Technology Services
PGG Wrightson Limited
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