About Agri-feeds
Territory Managers
Dave Burnett
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NORTH ISLAND TERRITORY REP TEAMNorth Island Sales Team Leader / Coromandel/ Hauraki Plains Territory ManagerPhone: 027 434 4060 The dairy industry is hugely important to New Zealand’s economic wellbeing as the industry accounts for more than 20% by value of the country’s exports. Dave is excited to be part of the dairy industry and believes Agri-feeds is well placed to ensure the dairy sector reaches its full potential particularly using liquid feeds to increase farm productivity.
Having recently joined Agri-feeds in June 2010 as North Island Sales Team Leader, Dave has experience in a wide range of industries and roles working for BHP, Carter Holt Harvey, Comvita NZ Ltd, Satara Co-Operative and more recently Devan Plastics where he was General Manager. Dave also worked in the UK for four years for various merchant banks and unit trusts.
Educated in Wellington, Dave attended Victoria University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.
Dave is married with two children and his interests include fishing, boating, keeping fit and is the current President of the Tauranga Sunrise Rotary Club.
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Ed Waters
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Kawakawa Northland / Bay of Plenty / South Waikato / Taupo / East Coast Territory ManagerPhone: 027 592 7562 Ed Waters has been involved in rural industries all of his working life. Born and raised on the family farm in the rural North Island, Ed first started work as a wool buyer. Ed is the Territory Manager for Kawakawa Northland, Matamata, South Waikato, BOP/East Coast, Te Puke to Taupo and across to Wairoa. “I enjoy working for Agri-feeds because we can offer a solution to most feed and nutrition problems,” he says. Married to Wendy with two grown daughters, Ed enjoys golf and fishing in his spare time. |
Debbie Schrader
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Auckland to Kawakawa / South Auckland / North Waikato Territory Manager
Phone 027 592 7566
Debbie’s experience in the Agricultural sector includes working for Livestock Improvement, Fonterra and most recently as a Rural Bank Manager. Debbie has also had hands on experience through 50/50 sharemilking.
As a result of her experience and knowledge of various farming systems Debbie has developed a strong passion for Animal Health and Animal Nutrition.
She is looking forward to working with her customers to ensure the best solutions are identified to not only increase productivity but also profitability.
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Colin Templeton
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Waikato / Hamilton / Cambridge / Otorohanga / Te Kuiti / Pio Pio Territory ManagerPhone 027 552 3206 Colin has been involved in many areas of the agriculture industry for most of his life. Originally from Liverpool, Colin started out in the Merchant Navy then decided to pursue his love of farming firstly rearing calves. He worked his way through the ranks on-farm, and then turned his hand to sales with a mineral supplement manufacturer. It was a two-year herd testing job in Taranaki in the 60’s that planted the seeds of Colin’s love for New Zealand, and he returned for a second time in 1999 for a new challenge. Now as a Territory Manager for Agri-feeds, Colin’s sales area extends from Huntly, Cambridge, Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Otorohanga Te Kuiti and Pio Pio. Colin finds it easy to be enthusiastic about molasses, and believes that a farmer will never regret using molasses.
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Ross Bowling
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Taranaki/Southern King Country/Wanganui Territory ManagerPhone 027 592 7548 A ‘Naki’ boy through and through, Ross Bowling enjoys getting out and meeting the Taranaki farmers in his area. “It’s good to be able to help a farmer out by supplying products that increase production, or help lower empty rates,” says Ross. “At the end of the day, a happy, healthy herd is a happy farmer.” Growing up on a farm, Ross has always been interested in cows, their nutrition and health, and is amazed at all the new research to help farmers improve their farming operation. Ross also has a keen eye for advising people on the molasses feeding system that will suit their needs and budget. “No matter what system you feed your cows on, molasses will give you a good return."
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Rex Turnbull
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Hawkes Bay/Wairarapa/Manawatu Territory ManagerPhone 027 592 7555 Working for Agri-feeds across the Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa and Manawatu, Rex Turnbull gets to see a big variation in farming styles and climates.
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Stuart Robertson
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SOUTH ISLAND TERRORITY REP TEAMSouth Island Sales ManagerPhone 027 248 2470 Since starting work in the industry 28 years ago Stuart Robertson has lived in Darfield, Geraldine, Fairlie, Pleasant Point, Blenheim and he did a three-year stint in Australia with Dalgety Winchcome. Now living and working out of Rangiora, Stuart says he’s proud to be part of the hard working team at Agri-feeds. He says molasses is such a versatile product that can be fed to many animals and deliver such great results. Stuart advises farmers to take time to listen to the molasses story and how it can benefit their operation. “Agri-feeds is a long established company which over the years has made a big commitment to R & D in animal nutrition,” he said. |
Sue Bower
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Otago Southland Territory ManagerPhone 027 594 8445 Originally from Chester in North West England Sue Bower comes from a third generation farming family. Later Sue took on a job as consultant for one of New Zealand’s largest agricultural companies. Her role included forage agronomy, winter feed budgets, winter grazing management, feed budgeting, crop and run off management, and general cow and grass advice. At Agri-feeds Sue offers a nutritional technical service to those distributors and farm clients who want it, including discussions around feed options, pasture testing and reporting. “We have excellent access to nutritionists and an exceptional range of products,” says Sue. |
Kristin Cottam
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Otago Southland Territory ManagerPhone 027 591 8327
“It’s extremely rewarding to hear client’s positive feedback on cow performance,” says Kristin. |
