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Top agribusiness talents shine – 2025 shortlist unveiled
The Zanda McDonald Award, Australasia’s premier accolade for emerging agricultural leaders, has revealed its highly anticipated 2025...
Nov 19, 2024


Charlie Perry - Trent Bridge Wagyu, New South Wales, Australia
Charlie Perry has overseen substantial growth in his family’s Australian Wagyu beef stud business since taking the reins in 2016,...
Nov 14, 2024


Sam Vivian-Greer - Whenua Services Manager, Te Tumu Paeroa
After 10 years working on farms across New Zealand’s Wairarapa region, Sam Vivian-Greer began to harness his experience and love for...
Oct 8, 2024


Applications now open for the 2025 Zanda McDonald Award
We’re thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 2025 Zanda McDonald Award.
Sep 30, 2024


Emma Black - our first winner. Now co-founder of Black Box Co
Emma Black has always been drawn to helping livestock producers improve their operations, but not in her wildest dreams did she think it...
Sep 24, 2024


Shane McManaway, Award Founder, shares how it all started
Anyone lucky enough to have met Zanda McDonald will know how incredibly interesting – and interested in the world – he was.
Sep 12, 2024
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