Francesca Bennett

Fran came onboard with dairynz through the Tararua plantain project and area manager Horowhenua in the Lower North Island team in 2021. Since 2023 Fran has moved North and is looking after Cambridge - Te Awamutu farmers.

After growing up and studying Agriculture in the UK Fran ventured to "the best place in the world to farm" New Zealand in 2013 where she began her dairy farming career in Southland. More recently Fran was sharemilking in Dannevirke.

Fran is passionate about helping farmers reach their goals. She is highly focused on profitability, pasture performance, great teams and an efficient farming business.