Staff
MRB are a team of seven independent farm consultants, one farm account administrator and one office administrator. Our consultants all have practical farming experience and varying fields of expertise, all are members of the New Zealand Institute of Primary Industry Management. Detailed experience and contact details are available in the resumes, or click on their images below to send an email.
Our Team
Jeremy Savage
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| Jeremy Savage Resume |
Jeremy’s professional focus is on the dairy sector in Canterbury and Tasman areas. His areas of expertise include developing monitoring systems with clients focused on turning grass into milk into profit, farm management, farm ownership structures and succession, business management, dairy management and production systems & irrigation systems.
Anton Nicholls
[email protected]
027 586 0246
| Anton Nicholls Resume |
Anton has worked extensively within the arable industry throughout NZ. His areas of expertise cover specialist grain & seed crop management, arable farm business management, full financial analysis, strategic planning, machinery and irrigation costings, project management for arable industry stakeholders and presentations & facilitation of workshops & training courses to farmers and industry.
Mark Everest
[email protected]
027 418 6559
| Mark Everest Resume |
Mark's focus is helping generate a better understanding of farm management systems and irrigation as an integrated package across dairy, sheep, beef, deer and cropping farms to help improve productivity. His areas of expertise include farm management, irrigation and stock water design and evaluation and he is an IrriCad (computer assisted irrigation design) approved programme user.
Jamie operates primarily in the sheep, beef and deer sector and has had extensive experience managing businesses involving intensive livestock and farming systems as well as involvement in the red meat industry and international beef markets. His areas of expertise include business management, strategic advice, farm system analysis and intensive livestock production systems.
Jamie is based in both Ashburton and Christchurch.
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Trevor Gee
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| Trevor Gee Resume |
Trevor has managed and developed a variety of different dairy farming systems in New Zealand, Ireland, and the UK. He has an excellent understanding of grassland management for profitable milk production. Trevor has a real passion for the dairy industry with areas of expertise in pasture management, reproduction, systems analysis and group facilitation.
Richard Chynoweth
[email protected]
021 860 246
| Richard Chynoweth Resume |
Richard is an independent agronomist with 20 years of experience supporting farmers and seed producers to optimise production through science-based research. Specialising in seed and cereal crops, he provides practical agronomic advice to improve yields, reduce input costs, and enhance overall production efficiency. He works closely with growers to tailor management strategies that align with their specific needs.
Sarah Hawkins
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Andy Macfarlane - Associate
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| Andrew Macfarlane Resume |
Andy has a background of advice and practical application across all farming sectors. His areas of expertise include rural business management, rural sector governance, strategic advice in the NZ & global context, animal & crop production systems, irrigation systems & development, family & business succession, environmental management and farm landscapes.
Office and Farm Accounts Administration Team
Tia Young
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Janette Hooper
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"Trusted rural advisers"
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