Meet our consultancy team

Sustainable Nutrient Management certificate, MNZIPIM

BAgrSci (Hons)

Based in Taranaki, Graeme works predominantly with dairy farming; providing a broad mix of one-to-one farmer client consultancy, farm supervision, management of field research trials, Agribusiness and a range of projects. He specialises in all areas of pastoral dairy farm management including farm systems development, financial planning and analysis. He also provides services in labour and share milker placement and management.

Graeme is the consultant/supervisor for the Stratford Demonstration farm where farmlet scale management trials comparing different farming systems are undertaken. He utilises management support programmes such as Farmax DairyPro, OVERSEER and MindaPro in his work.

gpitman@pggwrightson.co.nz
Phone 027 435 9841

Sustainable Nutrient Management certificate, MNZIPIM
BAgrSci

Joe has many years’ experience working with individual farmers in implementing dairy farm management systems and practices in Taranaki region. He also maintains a prominent role in dairy research and development through the Waimate West Demonstration Farm.

Joe is the project manager for the MPI SFF/DairyNZ funded project ‘Integrating high yielding crops into the dairy farming system’. This project also involves working with three commercial farms and extending the results from these farms. He has a strong interest in the design and delivery of extension programmes building on the results from demonstration farm research programmes to achieve implementation.

Joe’s experience and principle-guided approach and his extensive networks throughout NZ agriculture provide a sound basis for opportunities around pastoral and forage-based dairy farming systems and dairy cow management.

jclough@pggwrightson.co.nz
Phone 027 445 9476

Advanced Nutrient Management Certificate, Governance Course - DairyNZ, NZIPM
BAgrSci

Brian has a long established dairy consulting practice based in the Manawatu but spanning the lower North Island. He specialises in technical and farm management consultancy, business analysis and planning, and property supervision. His client base includes owner operators, share milkers, investors, absentee owners, multiple farm ownership entities and a number of Maori trusts.

Brian has developed considerable expertise in strategic and business planning through his involvement in both equity partnerships and farm enterprises with multiple dairy farms. He is also registered Farm Management Consultant; Approved Consultant for submitting nutrient consents to Horizons Regional Council.

baclarke@clear.net.nz
Phone 027 446 3486

Advanced Nutrient Management Certificate, MNZIPM
BAgrSci

Tony has a strong understanding of sheep, beef and dairy farm systems with key interests in soils and nutrient management, animal health, and climate change issues and implications. He has a good understanding of the social and economic implications around farm systems and rural communities.

Tony has well developed strengths in strategic planning and development and design of adaptive farm systems to better meet the challenges of the future. Tony is forward thinking and keen to respond to the many challenges agriculture faces. He has a long history of working with research teams and enabling new knowledge and ideas to be applied by farmers in their day-to-day business.

He is using his skills and experience around New Zealand farming systems to support high altitude dairy farmers in Colombia develop more profitable and productive pasture, animal and financial management skills and processes. In PDR Laos he is a member of the New Zealand team assisting farmers and the commercial sector implement skills and technologies that will support production and the development of a high quality beef sector.

trhodes@pggwrightson.co.nz
Phone 027 590 1456

Sustainable Nutrient Management certificate
MAgrSci

Marie brings a strong background in agricultural research and an interest in extension and practical farmer adoption to her role with PGG Wrightson Consulting. Her key interest is in developing and delivering practical outcomes for farmers, building on sound research principles. This has involved her bringing together key stakeholders such as AgResearch, MPI and industry bodies to create opportunities for extension. Examples include programmes such as the successful Lucerne for Lambs in Central Otago and the four-day-shifting ewe winter management campaign.

A growing interest in technology use in extension has resulted in her involvement in the development of websites and mobiles apps for farmers. In addition, she is the Executive Officer for the NZ Grassland Association, an organisation with over 980 members.

mcasey@pggwrightson.co.nz
Phone 027 595 5352