Variety from CONSULTING to COMPOSTING After spending life growing up not quite knowing what she wanted to do, Rachel Durie chose a job where she could learn how to do it all. Alex Lond writes. Photos by Alan Gibson.
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hen Rachel Durie signed up for the Perrin Ag graduate programme, it was the variety of work that appealed to her. The fact that the agribusiness consulting firm’s head office was in Rotorua, just an hour from her family dairy farm, was an added bonus. Especially as most of her work focuses on the dairy sector, working with Maori Trust farms on improving all aspects of their farm systems. “I work directly with the onfarm team, depending on the farm; it’s an extremely rewarding role when you can see how your work is benefiting a farming system.” There’s no time for Durie to get bored in her role, as the diverse variety of work from farm to farm allows her to keep her finger on the pulse in all aspects of agriculture. Much more than just a farm consultant, she explains that now she’s into her first year with her own clients, she is often in charge of other aspects such as organising fertiliser, feed budgeting as well as overseeing recruitment on some farms.
Dairy Exporter | www.nzfarmlife.co.nz | December 2021
