Meet our Team

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Alison van Polanen

FARM ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT / DIRECTOR

B.SC (Hons), MNZIPIM, Intermediate and Advanced Certified Sustainable Nutrient Management, Environment Canterbury Certified Farm Environment Plan Auditor

Alisons passion is farming and supporting farmers integrate good management practice as part of having a sustainable and profitable farming business and accordingly shepresently has two complementary roles in the rural sector. Alison is the founder of EnviroPlan Limited and in a partnership sharemilks in Winchmore.

Alison has formerly worked in resource consent management of large-scale infrastructure developments, primarily renewable energy and irrigation projects.

Alison is a practical and respected intermediary between farmers, primary industry groups, regional and national government; being able to understand and articulate the goals and constraints of each group and is presently a member of a reference group. In this role Alison takes her day to day communications and experiences from a diverse range of farm types, intensities and management styles to the strategic level of the catchment outcomes we are working towards across Canterbury. Alison believes the audit programme in Canterbury is a fantastic opportunity to effect change at a farm level but that we still have many challenges and opportunities to ensure the ongoing success of this management tool.

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Leah Gorman

FARM ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT

B. Ag, Associate MNZIPIM, Intermediate and Advanced Certified Sustainable Nutrient Management, Environment Canterbury Certified Farm Environment Plan Auditor

Leah is a Cantabrian who has hands on farm system experience on sheep & beef, arable and dairy farms. Leah attended Lincoln University and graduated with a Batchelor of Agriculture and has subsequently completed Intermediate and Advanced Certificates in Sustainable Nutrient Management.

Leah has excellent interpersonal skills, technical knowledge and enthusiasm. Having been involved with audits for a wide range of farm types and intensities Leah has proven her adaptability and ability to work with each farmers unique system and the good management practices they are working towards implementing.

Leah has seen many farms in the Canterbury area from the cab of her partners contracting business and when she isn’t on farm auditing or undertaking further study she is a keen netballer, both playing and coaching

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Vic Morrow

FARM ENVIRONMENT CONSULTANT

M.Sc, B.Sc, NZIPIM, Intermediate Farm Environment Planning, Intermediate and Advanced Sustainable Nutrient Management.

Vic grew up in North Canterbury on a dryland stud sheep farm and now farms with her husband in Mid Canterbury on an irrigated mixed arable, dairy support farm.

Since 2019 she has been liaising with farmers in preparation for their Farm Environment Plan audits and has now completed the certification process to become an auditor.

With a background in science research, Vic is always looking to advance her technical knowledge and is dedicated to working alongside farmers to document the good management practices they are implementing.

Posessing strong communication skills she is motivated to support the rural community and is actively involved in her children’s schooling and sporting activities.