Phil joined Agfirst Waikato in 2012, after 35 years with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. He has worked in Agriculture all his working life, covering a wide range of issues.Phil has been a member of the New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society since 1987 and on the executive for 25 years. In 2019, Phil was made a life member in recognition of his input into the society.Phil has 2 masters degrees: MAgricultureSc (hons) & a MBA and specialises in economic research and analysis, technology transfer, farm managementt, project management, environmental management, risk management, and business planning.‍

Qualifications

       
• Master of Business Administration, Waikato University 2009
       
• Master of Agricultural Science (Honours), Massey University, 1988
       
• Bachelor of Agricultural Science, Massey University, 1977
       
• Intermediate Nutrient ManAgricultureement Certificate, Massey University, 2012
       
• CEO Leadership Course
       
• Range of Institute of ManAgricultureement Courses
       
• Life Member NZ Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
       
• Deputy Chair Waikato Rural Support Trust
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• Editorial Board NZIPIM Journal 2013

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Professional Expertise & Experience

‍Consulting Agricultural Economist specialising in:

       
• Economic  research and analysis
       
• Agricultural extension services and technology transfer
       
• Applied Agricultural research
       
• Temperate livestock production
       
• Disaster recovery
       
• Agricultural impacts on water quality
       
• Investment analysis/financial analysis, including farm budgeting
       
• Strategic planning and business management, development of business plans
       
• Risk management and analysis
       
• Project management: planning and implementation
       
• Farm Management: design of management systems
       
• Environmental management
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Publications

       
• NZ Institute of Primary Industry Management Journal articles: Farm debt (2012), Farm productivity (2013), Land values (2013), Economics of wintering barns (2014), Cost of Dairying Production (2015)
       
• Presented 25 papers to the NZ Agriculture and Resource Economics Society conference (1988-2016) – published in the proceedings.
       
• Presented a paper on “Constituents of Land Value” to 1991 Society of Economist Conference – in proceedings.
       
• Presented 6 papers to OECD conferences (water quality (2003, 2005), technology transfer (2000), risk management (2010, 2011)).
       
• Written components of the MAF Farm Monitoring report every year from 1988 – 2012.
       
• Masterate Thesis: "Developing an Institutional model for the extension and adoption of environmental Best Management Practices by pastoral farmers in New Zealand"

Written MAF Technical papers:

       
• History of Extension Services in NZ (2001);
       
• Nitrogen Trading System in the Taupo Catchment (2004);
       
• Economic Analysis of reducing nitrogen input into the upper Waikato River Catchment (2010);
       
• Economic analysis of the impact on farming of limiting the loss of nitrogen and phosphorus; A Catchment Case Study: Aparima (Southland) (2014)
       
• Economic analysis of stock water reticulation on hill country (2017)

Other

       
• Written a chapter “Economic Analysis of Reducing Diffuse Nutrient Discharge into Water Bodies” in the EU text book “Economics of Water Management in Agriculture” (2014).