Agribusiness

Agribusiness

Helping farmers make the most of their Agribusinesses.

Our local Agribusiness team of 20 people will ensure that two senior staff understand your business intimately providing for continuity at all times.

We have a unique skill set including a broad banking background, practical farming experience and a technically competent team with strong industry relationships. It may be that in certain circumstances one of our senior staff is more specialised or appropriate to deal with a matter than another and we will ensure that you obtain the benefit of this.

In addition to this we have a large office with a broad coverage of specialists including NZ tax, business restructuring, corporate finance, audit, corporate and international tax, business advisory services, risk advisory and wealth management.

With the ever increasing complexity of farming businesses, we are fortunate to be able to draw upon these specialist skill sets which is unique in relation to many rural based accounting practices.

We deliver expertise and individually tailored solutions for our clients and specialise in providing high quality, timely services that will exceed your expectations.

Some of our key roles include:

Tax preparation and planning
Assistance with financing, cash flows, financial statements, reporting and business plans
Succession Planning
Governance
Payroll and bookkeeping
Sustainability
Outsourcing

What our Clients Say

Frazer Weir and the team restructured our entire portfolio which made us far more tax efficient. We have been extremely impressed by the level of expertise and support we have received from the entire BDO support team. They are always looking for IT efficiencies and encourage growth in this area. Their proactive approach to every hurdle is welcomed by our team.

John and Kelly Nicholls
Rylib Group

BDO have been great for our business development from the outset. Our goal is to increase farm ownership through the traditional sharemilking route. Their advice and support over the last 8 years has been invaluable in helping us reach our targets. BDO are very supportive no matter how small your business. They are prepared to be there through good, bad and while your business grows”

Jeremy and Stacey Duckmanton
DMT Dairies – Growing farm ownership through the traditional sharemilking route

Coleridge Downs LTD has used BDO for the last 10 years. They are very professional to deal with. BDO are great at setting time lines and keeping everyone on task. They are always willing to help outside accountancy challenges and are excellent at assessing new business ideas.

BDO sift through the emotion on new business ideas and tell it ‘how it is’. We find BDO great to deal with, they keep us on target and help us to achieve our company’s direction. BDO deliver the whole package at all levels.

Tony Plunkett, General Manager
Coleridge Downs LTD

The Team


FRAZER WEIR Partner 03 372 0316 frazer.weir@bdo.co.nz Frazer specialises in providing financial consultancy, succession planning and accountancy services to clients, predominantly in the agricultural sector throughout the South Island. As part of this work he advises several corporate farming ventures with multiple shareholders, or acts for individual shareholders investing in these companies. SPECIALIST AREAS Agriculture Business Advisory Succession Planning Financial Consultancy Strategic Planning	ROD HANSEN Partner 03 372 0371 rod.hansen@bdo.co.nz Rod has joined BDO Christchurch in the Agribusiness sector as a Consultant. Previously Rod worked for the Bank of New Zealand working with Agribusinesses ranging from sharemilkers to some of New Zealand’s largest farming businesses. Rod assisted in a number of aspects in their businesses including strategic planning, succession, governance, budgeting, interest rate risk management and development proposals. SPECIALIST AREAS Agriculture Strategic Planning Succession Planning Financial Consultancy Management Consultancy


SIMON WING Associate 03 372 0338 simon.wing@bdo.co.nz Simon works closely with the agricultural sector specialising in providing accountancy and taxation services and advice to clients including developing budgets, forecasts and their business structure to ensure that clients have the best information to make the best decisions. SPECIALIST AREAS Agriculture Business Advisory Business structure Cashflow budgeting and Forecasting