Areas of interest:

• Farm systems modelling

Key projects:

• Pasture growth forecaster (PGF)
• P21 Waikato, Manawatu and Canterbury
• Study the of Nitrogen leaching regional policies on farm production and profitability

Key achievements:

Industry: 

• Model/tool Development
  PCRANCH: Cow-calf farm simulation model, and
  PGSUS: A software tool that uses a pasture simulation model, climate data and recent pasture data to estimate current pasture covers and forecast pasture growth.

IDEA: Integrated Dairy Enterprise Analysis

Career output summary:

Other roles:

Reviewer for:

• Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
• Animal
  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Agricultural  Water Management
• Grassland Science Journal
• NZ Grassland Conference.