AGRISEA AREA FIELD CONSULTANTS

Our team of Area Field Consultants are highly trained and experienced. They are here to assist you and your farm or orchard.

 

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Meet your Area Field Consultant

From Northland through Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu and Hawkes Bay, to Wairarapa, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago and Dunedin and Invercargill, our experienced and passionate Area Field Consultants can meet you at your place to answer questions and help you with your AgriSea products.
Find out more about our awesome team below.
Paul Sorensen

Paul Sorensen

Northland (Ag/Hort/ Apiculture)
“Paul joined Agrisea in March 2023, as an Area Field Consultant for Northland. Paul covers all aspects of the Agrisea business, including dairy, drystock, horticulture, animal health and bee nutrition.
 
Moving to Dargaville several years ago and now with a young family, Paul enjoys everything rural and most of his spare time is spent on his small block and the neighbouring family beef farm.
 
His previous experience includes: Being an Environmental Scientist for regional councils and a private consultancy firm, coupled with several years in the field for a rural co-operative. Paul has a broad range of skills and experience which helps him find the right solutions for farmers and growers.”
Rhys Hikuroa

Rhys Hikuroa

West Waikato & Central Waikato/Coromandel

Rhys joined AgriSea in September 2020 and is our Area Field Consultant in the West Waikato & Central Waikato/ Coromandel; covering primarily dairy, drystock and bee nutrition.

Growing up in Te Pahu, Rhys graduated from Lincoln University in 2014 with a Bachelors of Commerce majoring in agribusiness and innovation. Since then he has worked in the dairy chemical industry and has developed an in-depth knowledge of the agricultural sector.

Rhys is very passionate about sustainable agriculture but understands better than most that operations have to be profitable. He is excited about building the AgriSea presence in his area and providing expert solutions to help improve farm profitability and reduce environmental impacts.

Susi Thomas

Susi Thomas

Equine Specialist

Susi arrived from the UK with a background in the Thoroughbred racing industry. Her lifetime love of horses and a passion for pleasure riding naturally lead to a career in the industry. Horses wellbeing is her main focus and AgriSea was the perfect fit. She has helped many top riders in all disciplines achieve outstanding results using the AgriSea products and loves to see the horses look and perform to the best of their ability.

Reg Hedges

Reg Hedges

South Waikato/ Bay of Plenty
Reg joins the Agrisea team in November 2022,  after resigning from his ownership of Power Farming BOP (Formally Capital Tractors) which serviced Agricultural & Horticultural clients from Opotiki to Waihi and where Reg got to practice his passion for sales, customer service and building relationships with both suppliers, staff and clients.
 
Born and bred on a dairy farm in the Wellsford area, Reg has always felt an affinity with the land and whilst advancing his first career in Building materials and going on to own a PlaceMakers branch in Morrinsville, this coexisted with owning lifestyle blocks, calf rearing and milking cows, which then led to lower order sharemilking for a couple of years.
 
Reg is enthusiastic about meeting existing clients and learning about how their businesses tick, while providing them with outstanding customer care and expert solutions. He thrives on building trusting and ‘sustainable’ long term relationships where all expectations are exceeded.
Murray McEwan

Murray McEwan

027 645 0566

Sales Education, Training and Development Manager.

Murray’s whole working life, has been in the agricultural service sector. Murray has worked as a stock agent, wool classing, and export also dairy farming and milk processing.

Over the last 20 years he has been involved with fertiliser, farm nutrient management (incl. Overseer), dairy effluent design and management. He has practical working experience with both conventional and organic agricultural production and has found a neat fit with the Agrisea products into all farming systems.

Gavin Robertson

Gavin Robertson

Taranaki/Lower North Island

Having been on the AgriSea team since October 2010 Gavin has an extensive Sales and Marketing background in the Agricultural/Horticultural industries.

With his wealth of experience, Gavin has built up a very loyal clientele in the lower North Island. His knowledge of farming and agriculture and how bio stimulant’s fit with-in nutrient management has been of great value and is sort after by both existing clients and new prospects looking to improve and fine tune their Farming Systems.

Rob Nuku

Rob Nuku

Manawatu- Whanganui, Hawkes Bay & Gisborne

Rob joined AgriSea NZ LTD back in 2018 as part of the production and brewing team  then moved into the roles as Operations Manager, Health and Safety Manager, and Quality Control Manager. He is immersed into brewing, producing and distributing all of AgriSea NZ Ltd quality products and has worked hard to gain long lasting relationships with all general suppliers, clients, the wider community and a comprehensive customer base.

Being brought up in a rural farming community then spending time in the NZ Defence Force, Rob is now looking forward to moving back home to the Wanganui/Central Plateau region, and pursue a career as an Area Field Consultant (AFC). He has many farming and agriculture friends around the Central Plateau, Manawatu and Hawkes Bay areas that he has worked alongside over many years.

Rob’s new portfolio as he stated will be exciting and rewarding . A challenge is what drives him with his love of the land, sea, and environment.

Brett Martin

Brett Martin

Upper South Island & West Coast (Ag/Hort/ Apiculture)
Brett is from the mighty Taumarunui central King Country (aka Middle Earth), and has a background in multiple occupations; 9 yrs of Shearing, a Livestock Agent for PGG Wrightson, and Construction Supervisor for Veolia Water servicing in the greater Ruapehu Region.

Brett moved from Taumarunui to Northland settling in Kerikeri 11 yrs ago with a young family, joining AgriSea 4 years ago, and servicing Auckland to Cape Reinga.
Brett has four adult children and a grandson; all based in New Zealand.
After the opportunity for a change of region came up Brett jumped on it, having not explored a great deal of our beautiful country. Brett decided to move from Northland to the Upper South to continue spreading the Agrisea word; also giving Brett the chance to explore some more of our wonderful country and new adventures. Brett’s main interests include mainly outdoor activities ie: Hunting and Gathering ( fishing /shooting ).
Brett has a small boat and looks forward to exploring the upper South Island coastal region. Brett has recently purchased a mountain bike to explore bush trails etc. Brett is really looking forward to the new challenges ahead in his new region, as he has not spent a lot of time in the South Island and loves meeting and helping those he meets.

Josh Lester

Josh Lester

Canterbury

Josh came to the Agrisea team in August 2022 after spending the majority of his working life in and around the dairy sector, whether it be helping produce export quality dairy products, lead a production team, or helping customers with their ‘on farm’ dairy hygiene. Born and raised in South Canterbury Josh has settled with his wife and two sons on the outskirts of Geraldine. In his spare time Josh likes to follow his son’s sporting endeavors aswell as tending to the development of the family’s lifestyle block. Josh has a strong desire to help his customers make their business as profitable as possible in partnership with Agriseas product range and good quality service.

Contact your local Area Field Consultant
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