Name
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Position
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Brief Bio
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| Hamish McFarlane |
CHAIRPERSON
Grower Trustee |
- A second generation commercial grower in Temuka, South Canterbury.
- A family history of growing blackcurrants since 1980.
- 110 Ha planted in blackcurrants, as part of a wider mixed cropping/horticulture farming operation.
- A BCNZ Executive Committee member since 2015.
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| Stuart Stephens |
Grower Trustee |
- A second generation commercial grower in Leeston, Mid Canterbury with 16 years farming experience.
- 84 Ha planted in blackcurrants.
- Oversees the BlackHort breeding plots in Canterbury, which are located at Waipuna farm.
- One of the three BCNZ BlackHort breeding committee representatives, and Chair of the BlackHort committee.
- A BCNZ Executive Committee member since 2012.
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| Mike Callagher |
Grower Trustee |
- Manager of NZ Blackcurrant Co-operative
- Mike has more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry; centred in processing, sales and technical roles. He managed the blackcurrant processing operation “Just the Berries” between 2013 and 2017, and has been General Manager of the NZ Blackcurrant Co-operative since 2020. He first joined the BCNZ Executive in 2014, and has been on the Executive or advising to BCNZ since then
- A BCNZ Executive Committee member since 2014.
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