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Matthew Pilkington

Matthew Pilkington

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Agribusiness Manager at Rabobank

  • Education

    • Lincoln University (NZ)

      2010 - 2012
      Bachelor of Commerce in Agriculture (B.com.Ag) Double major of Rural Valuation and Agricultural Management

      Activities and Societies: Lincoln University Rugby Club, Future Leaders Bachelor of Commerce in Agriculture Majoring in Farm Management & Rural Valuation

    • Macleans College

      2005 - 2009

      NCEA 1, 2, 3

  • Experience

    • Brogden Dairy Ltd

      Nov 2012 - Feb 2013
      Farm Assistant

      General dairy farm duties

    • Waratah Farms Ltd

      Feb 2013 - Jul 2013
      Farm Assistant

      General dairy farm duties

    • Farmax Ltd

      Jul 2013 - Jun 2015
      Technical Specialist

      FARMAX is a decision support tool for pastoral farmers. Farmax helps farmers better plan, monitor, review and analyse their farm operations so they can increase farm efficiencyCommercially launched in 1993, FARMAX was developed by AgResearch and was born out of 20 years of research. It is an evidence-based software system developed for the industry, by the industry. The FARMAX Engine®, which drives all of our products, gives FARMAX farmers a truly unique advantage, because it accurately models the complex biological system that is pastoral farming.I provided practical farm modelling support to pastoral farmers in both the dairy and sheep & beef industries. Show less

    • Map of Agriculture

      Sept 2015 - Jul 2017
      Business Analyst

      Map Of Agriculture is a data, information and media business providing market research, data management and software solutions to the farming, food and agriculture supply chain industries. The role focuses on the identification and development of client opportunities working directly with the Head of Sales.• Led the estate benchmarking practices to inform business management of competitive opportunities• Developed a benchmarking tool for a large UK land agent to position themselves in the British farmer market. Delivered prototype solution which was decommissioned• Managed timelines across international customers, establishing close relationships to enable delivery of projects in the U.K & New Zealand.• Key member of the team working with a significant global restaurant chain, contributed to the development of key metrics used to improve sustainability of beef farming practices in the UK. • Collaborated in the adoption of real time farm reporting tool in an established corporate farming environment in New Zealand across 30 dairy farms. This has now been embedded and used across multiple business units and is used in its monthly reporting cycle. Show less

    • AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

      Aug 2016 - May 2017
      Consultant

      AHDB is a statutory levy board and is funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain. Its aim is to improve farmer performance through innovation and knowledge sharing. I worked as a consultant aligning with progressive sheep & beef farmers to increase their data recording and analysis skills.

    • Rabobank

      Feb 2018 - now

      • Major Agribusiness Manager

        Jan 2022 - now

      • Major Agribusiness Analyst

        Feb 2018 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Intermediate Sustainable Nutrient Management

      Massey University
      Jul 2014

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Matthew Pilkington
      Lincoln University Future Leader Scholarship Lincoln University Feb 2010 Tertiary scholarship awarded to students with recognized leadership potential