Mark & Julie are both 50/50 sharemilkers and farm owners, employing Contract milker’s on their own farm in North Otago, whilst living on the 50/50 farm near Ashburton.

Mark spent 24 years on his families Dairy, Pig & Cropping farm in the UK, before together with Julie and their 2 teenage daughters they emigrated to NZ in 2004.

After 3 seasons managing and Contract Milking in the North Island Central Plateau they shifted to Canterbury to 50/50 Sharemilk 850 cows in Dorie in June 2006

In 2013 they purchased their farm on the Waitaki Plains in North Otago. 500 cows on 138ha.

Mark is currently the Chair of Propagate, and has been involved in the development since the early stages. He is very aware of the need for our industry to improve the HR capability of both employers and employees and the need to create a structured sustainable pathway for people starting their careers.

When not busy farming Mark enjoys long distance running and spectating at most sports.

Running a dairy operation is no easy feat and we can’t do it without good people.

Finding and developing the skills of the right people to suit our own farms is the key to our success.

Harvey has spent 20 years in the fertiliser industry interacting with farmers and helping them achieve their goals. The last 5 were in management of the Upper SI team, striving to meet shareholders nutrient, production and sustainability expectations.

Currently Harvey and his wife run a 650 cow dairy farm near Anama in Mid Canterbury, employing three staff and enjoying the challenge of bedding down a new dairy business.

They have found good staff need support to help develop their skills to perform on farm and strive to meet their goals and career aspirations.

Join us at Propagate to help foster our future farmers.

Nick is the General Manager at Kintore Farm based in Carew, Mid Canterbury.

He grew up on a dairy farm in Cambridge, Waikato, moved to Southland with the family to finish his final school year before joining the local farm cadet scheme. During this time, Nick gained a Trade Certificate in Dairy Farming before spending four years at Lincoln University ticking off a B. Com. Ag. (Rural Valuation) and P. G. Dip. majoring in Human Resources and Information Technology.

Nick then went into the ‘real world’ managing and sharemilking in Southland and Canterbury before settling in his current equity position at Kintore.

Nick believes in leaving things better than he found them, he's passionate about fostering a learning and growth mindset in his team by letting them try new things in a safe environment and applying new technology to challenges on farm. He believes in helping set people up for planned success and thinks agriculture is a great industry to achieve in.