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Michael Matthews is Business Manager at Perrin Ag, an agribusiness consulting firm based in Rotorua When New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year Emma Poole became the first woman to win the title in the event’s 55-year history this year she also shone a light

A market for biodiversity credits is one financing option that could be instrumental in helping New Zealand farmers fund land-use change to meet environmental targets, according to a new study. The Options for Rural Investment project was carried out by Perrin Ag and GHA Chartered

Scholarship Winner an Advocate for Māori Agribusiness Principles Caleb Dudin believes that the principles of sustainability and kaitiakitanga (guardianship and conservation) that are interwoven through Māori agribusiness could help New Zealand farmers future-proof their operations. The Lincoln University student is in his final year of

Trudy Laan considers her work with farmers an “immense privilege”. For more than two decades Trudy has worked as an agricultural consultant at Perrin Ag, specialising in dairying, corporate supervision, land use conversion and staff recruitment. Today she is a director of the firm and

Gayle Newman was born in Dannevirke and spent her childhood holidays on the family farm. Safe to say agriculture is in her blood. As well as an in-depth knowledge and understanding of farming, Gayle has a natural way with people. A skill she put to

NIWA and Perrin Ag have joined forces to create a new tool that gives New Zealand dairy farmers real-world projections for making strategic decisions about irrigation as they tackle the effects of climate change. IrriSET is an irrigation strategy evaluation tool to help future-proof irrigation

A new study has found that dairy farmer investment in composting shelters is being driven largely by a desire to tackle environmental challenges, improve animal welfare, provide labour efficiencies and better working conditions for staff. The project Whole systems impact of composting shelters in New

With NIWA predicting a hot, dry summer, dairy farmers are being encouraged to consider once-a-day milking as a low-cost strategy to minimise the impact of dry conditions on next season while looking after their cows and their team. NIWA has recently released its predictions for

Perrin Ag’s newest consultant brings government sector experience to the firm as it continues to help inform policy decisions that affect our primary sectors.   Born and bred in Tauranga, Courtney Stone (24) has a double major in Environmental Science & Physical Geography from Victoria

The John Perrin Scholarship recipients Ashleigh van Uffelen (pictured right, Palmerston North) and Abbey Dowd (pictured left, South Waikato) are proof you don’t need to be born and bred on a farm to have a passion for the industry and dreams of shaping its future. The