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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
Laura McQuillan-Reese is blazing a trail for other young women to make their mark in agriculture and seize opportunities to take leadership roles in the industry. Laura joined Perrin Ag from Lincoln University in February 2022 through the firm’s Empower Graduate Advisor Development Programme. Since
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
Perrin Ag’s newest graduate recruit is part of a new generation of farm consultants helping New Zealand farmers navigate unprecedented change. Lincoln University graduate Abbey Dowd joined the firm this month as part of its Empower graduate advisor programme. Perrin Ag launched Empower in 2021
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
By Laura McQuillan-Reese The original version of this piece was published in Country-Wide magazine in August 2022 Improving uniformity in the ewe flock and aiming for a BCS of 3.0 at lambing has a direct impact on the bottom line of your farm business. So
By Dwayne Cowin The original version of this article appeared in Country-Wide Magazine in May 2022 Despite enjoying strong product pricing for beef and lamb, farmers’ bottom lines aren’t budging. Though earnings have increased, so have the costs of key farming inputs. The reasons these
