Business Rural Autumn 2021

| 87 a passion for staff Downstream benefits from water scheme IRRIGATION » Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation KEN GRAVE | MICHELLE HAWTHORN | GEORGINA HAMILTON | CRAIG O’CONNOR Level 1, 24 The Terrace, PO Box 244, Timaru 7940 P. (03) 687 8004 | E. email@gressons.co.nz Also in Geraldine at 3-5 Wilson Street, Geraldine | P. (03) 693 9332 Freephone 0800 684 882 CONTACT: PHOTOS: The HCC team after a successful day eradicating wilding pines; Garth running a native restoration planting operation in Timaru. Tavendale and Partners are proud to support Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation Kelly Deeks B arrhill Chertsey Irrigation’s new chief execu- tive Richard Bowman is clearly passionate about the wide ranging benefits of the life enhancing Mid-Canterbury water scheme. Richard, who describes himself as a provincial kid, comes from a long career in the banking indus- try and was appointed to his role late last year. Along with the Barrhill Chertsey Irrigation (BCI) board, he oversees infrastructure that provides irrigation to its farmer shareholders over 20,000ha of highly productive farm land, sourced from the Rakaia River. Richard grew up on a Canterbury sheep farm and his career included working in rural banking. He worked in management roles eventually becoming Bank of New Zealand general manager for Wel- lington and the South Island before taking on his present role for BCI. “My dad put one of the first deep irrigation wells in the Canterbury plains in about 1980 so I’ve always had an association with irrigation and understood its benefits and the positive impact it can have.” • to page 88 “My dad put one of the first deep irrigation wells in the Canterbury plains in about 1980 so I’ve always had an association with irrigation and understood its benefits and the positive impact it can have.” Over 50 years experience in Electrical and Irrigation Solutions