Jo Kerslake

Experience

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  Estendart

  Feb 2002 - Feb 2003

  Organising Technician

  Estendart is a contract research organisation providing pre-clinical and clinical services to the global animal health industry.

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  AgResearch

  Feb 2003 - Feb 2005

  Research Associate

  Research Associate for the Ovita Lamb Survival project

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  AbacusBio

  Apr 2009 - Feb 2020

  AbacusBio is a highly respected science and technology firm operating from offices in Dunedin and Rotorua New Zealand, and Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The firm delivers world class solutions for clients across the agribusiness world. Since the very beginning, the organisation has been renowned for its people centric, practical, down-to-earth approach. AbacusBio’s extensive knowledge base, unique intellectual property and global networks, facilitate the group’s science professionals to convert science and technology expertise into commercial outcomes. Show less

  • Senior Consultant

    Apr 2014 - Feb 2020

  • Partner and Talent Manager

    Apr 2014 - Apr 2017

  • Consultant

    Apr 2009 - Apr 2014
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  Coalesce Consulting Ltd

  Apr 2014 - now

  Agri-Science: Research, Development and Extension
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  AGMARDT (The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust)

  Aug 2016 - Mar 2018

  Associate Board Trustee

  The Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust, better known as AgMardt, invests millions each year aimed at exploring market opportunities, encouraging innovative ideas, and development of future leaders within the agribusiness sector

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  Manawa Farm

  Feb 2017 - now

  Farm Hand
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  Massey University

  Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

  Programme Director of FIET (Food Industry Enabling Technologies)

  Food Industry Enabling Technologies is a research programme funded by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment aimed at developing new processing technologies for New Zealand Food Companies.

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  New Zealand Grassland Association

  Nov 2017 - Nov 2022

  • Vice President and Chair of Audit Committee

    Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

  • Editorial Board Member of New Zealand Grassland Association

    Sept 2019 - Nov 2022

  • Executive of New Zealand Grassland Association

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2022
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  Massey University

  May 2019 - Jul 2023

  Whenua Haumanu (Nurturing the Land through Pastoral Grazing) is one of the most comprehensive studies undertaken of pastoral farming (conventional & regenerative) in an Aotearoa New Zealand context. It aims to provide a robust scientific and holistic evidence base by exploring both regenerative farming practices alongside conventional pastoral practices on soil health, pasture production, animal production health and welfare, environment outcomes and product quality. In doing so it will test how much of our current pastoral practices are already regenerative and identify potential new areas to keep improving. Show less

  • Senior Research Officer

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Adjunct Senior Lecturer for School of Agriculture and Environment

    May 2019 - Jun 2022
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  Agri-Women's Development Trust

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Developer and Manager of Farm Business Programmes

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Development Manager

    Dec 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Programme Manager

    Feb 2020 - Nov 2020