About Us
 Greg Sheppard Farm Management Consultant, Director |  Ellie Cranswick | |
About Greg Sheppard:
Greg lives in Richmond with his wife Alison and two teenage children. Like all of his clients, Greg enjoys the outdoors and since moving to the Nelson area has taken up Mountain Biking and on many weekends can be found sweeting it out on the grind up the hills or getting his adrenaline fix on the single track back downhill trails.
Greg Completed his degree in Agricultural Science from Massey University in 1993 and commenced work as a farm consultant in Whanganui in 1994 for Agriculture New Zealand. In 1996 Greg made a change to managing a 300 cow dairy farm just south of Dannevirke allowing him to gain invaluable practical experience in farming. Realising that he wanted to work with people, Greg rejoined Agriculture New Zealand based in Dannevirke.
In 2002 Greg established Sheppard Agriculture built on the foundation of a strong clientele in the Tararua district. In 2010 Greg moved to Nelson to provide his children with a greater range of opportunities and to enjoy the many outdoor activities possible in the Tasman region.
Since moving to Richmond, Greg has expanded his clientele from North Canterbury to the Lower North Island. This includes intensive to extensive sheep and beef farmers and facilitation roles for Beef+Lamb NZ and RMPP's Action Network Groups.
Greg has a strong interest in Information Management and has long been an advocate of Benchmarking financial and production performance levels. Greg developed the Accounts Analysis tool "Profit Check" in the early 2000's and more recently has developed the "Farm Insite" system.
About Ellie Cranswick:
Ellie commenced working part time for Sheppard Agriculture in August 2019. Ellie along with her husband Tom and their four young children recently moved to the Ward area where they lease a 600 ha sheep and beef property. Ellie's key passions are to connect rural people, assist in growth and development of farmers and their businesses. She enjoys supporting younger people into the industry and contributing towards their journey in Agriculture.
Prior to moving to New Zealand, Ellie completed her Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture at Harper Adams University (UK). Then moving to NZ in 2011, she worked as a Farm Consultant in the Wairarapa district and so brings great technical and organisational support to Sheppard Agriculture. Ellie's primary role with Sheppard Agriculture at present is in providing administrative, organisational and client support to the senior consultants; she has strong facilitation skills and is invloved in the BLNZ Action Network groups and B+LNZ Farming for Profit Programmes.