Meet the Team
RHIZA is made up of people, not a platform.
Our team of dedicated account managers is here to support you every step of the way, delivering what’s needed to support precision farming on your farm.
Our team members have a background in agriculture or are FACTS qualified and are here to help interpret the data and assist with the decision making throughout the year.
ALEX ROGERS
RHIZA Crop Input Specialist - North of EnglandGrowing up on a small farm in North Yorkshire, Alex has always had a strong interest in agriculture. After gaining a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture from Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, he travelled to Western Australia to work on a farm, before returning to take up the role of farm trader in Stokesley, North Yorkshire. Alex’s experience spans grain trading, fertiliser and seed sales and makes him an invaluable addition to the RHIZA Crop Input Specialist team.
BEN FOSTER
RHIZA Product ManagerBen might not have grown up on a farm, but with a dad who’s an agronomist, you’re bound to pick up a few things. Although perhaps it was the idea of riding quad bikes across fields all summer that first saw him take a job in agriculture to help him through university? Either way, Ben realised he loved being outside and loved ag-life and soon followed a path focused on soil health and GIS/remote sensing, working his way from summer field operator to full time account manager with us. He loves tinkering with tech in his spare time or telling anyone who’ll listen how his village rugby team is better than the nation of Canada.
DAN WOOD
RHIZA Crop Inputs Specialist - SouthDan grew up on a family farm in South Devon and his love for country sports and helping out around the farm sees him outdoors as much as he can physically manage.
He brings over 10 years of experience in farm management software, spanning from Farmplan/Gatekeeper to John Deere – when it comes to tech, there isn’t much he doesn’t know! Having worked in the industry for this long, his passion lies in utilising new and emerging technology to help improve farming systems for growers.
When Dan is taking a break from field walking, you can normally find him watching rugby, spending time with his family or enjoying a game of golf.
DAVID O’DONOHOE
RHIZA Crop Input Specialist - LincolnshireHaving grown up on the family farm in Ireland, David has been working in agriculture since before it was cool. He’s spent time travelling around working on farms in other countries before putting roots down in English soil. He joined RHIZA in 2019, bringing with him a whole host of experience in GPS and crop monitoring technologies. He admires the way that technology and farming can work together seamlessly, and the benefits that come from this relationship…so we reckon he’s working in the right place!
ELLIE BROWNING
Crop Inputs Specialist - South (Kent)Ellie has been working in agriculture for nearly 8 years, getting into the industry through her local young farmers group and working across multiple areas including livestock, arable, vineyards and general farm maintenance. Agronomy has always been a key interest and her role as a Crop Inputs Specialists allows Ellie to work closely with Agrii agronomists to provide advice and strategic support on farm.
Ellie documents farming both inside and outside of work to the world, using her Instagram account @The_Farmerette to demonstrate how accessible agriculture can be to anyone looking to join the industry!
EMILY NAYLOR
Crop Inputs Specialist - West MidlandsEmily joined RHIZA with a wealth of experience across arable and livestock farming. She has spent many years working in the fields for RSK ADAS and loves being out and about! Growing up in rural Herefordshire has meant she has always been surrounded by farming, and this has bolstered her latest project breeding ducks on her home farm.
Emily decided to join RHIZA because she recognised the potential that precision farming holds for farmers today, and wanted to be a part of it. When she’s not on farm with her ducks or advising farmers, you’ll find her walking her two collies (at least 10km a day) or in the kitchen baking her speciality – sticky stem ginger cake.
JACK WILSON
RHIZA Crop Input Specialist - Lothian & BordersWhen you grew up on a mixed farm with dairy cattle, driving tractors and milking animals, selling cars and windows just doesn’t cut it. So Jack jumped at the opportunity to join RHIZA and get back into agriculture with a career in an industry he loves. When he’s not working, you’ll find him moving around somewhere – either hill walking, cycling, climbing or horse-riding – or getting stopped by security thanks to metal plates from sledging and horse-riding accidents!
JON GREENMAN
Head of CommercialGrowing up in a rural area, Jon always had farming friends and an interest in the countryside. So much so, they even encouraged him to join Young Farmers! He’s been working in agriculture for over six years – covering everything from livestock systems to specialist fertiliser for soil improvement. He joined RHIZA because of his love of ag technology, to help customers use digital and precision tools to manage their farm businesses more effectively. If he’s not rearing livestock at home, you might find him restoring an old fishing boat (despite living nowhere near the sea!)
LIBBY RICHARDS
CROP INPUT SPECIALIST - ANGLIALibby grew up on a small arable farm in West Suffolk, working in a variety of agricultural roles both at home and elsewhere to support her studies at Harper Adams University. This has included everything from Christmas tree farms to blueberry farms and even an experimental vertical farm, which was converted from an old pig unit! Most recently, Libby has worked in Agrii’s R&D team and so the move to become a RHIZA Crop Input Specialist was a natural fit.
Libby’s choice to join the RHIZA team came from a desire to explore new agricultural technology and use this to make better informed decisions for her customers.
When she’s not working, you’ll normally find Libby outside either walking, running or riding – any way to get to the pub! She also loves creative pursuits and loves making a mess in the kitchen baking, or sewing, knitting, crocheting and drawing. She has started a countryside-inspired art business, selling commissioned work.
LILY BUTTERS
Crop Inputs Specialist - West CentralLily recently graduated from Harper Adams with a BSc Hons in Agriculture with Crop Management, and before that worked on farms for various agronomy and research companies – so she’s lived and breathed all things ag for quite some time now. Add to this that she grew up on the family farm in Norfolk and has been an active member of the Young Farmers since being a teenager, so you could say she takes a slight interested in the industry.
Lily has always been interested in sustainable farming and soil health, and joining RHIZA has given her the opportunity to work closely in these areas. She strongly believes in improving the farming industry for future generations, and believes RHIZA will play a huge role in this.
Outside of work and farming, and various outdoor pursuits such as camping, kayaking and shooting, Lily is a big fan of baking and can quite often be found baking extravagant cakes for friends and family. We will wholeheartedly be supporting her application for the Great British Bake Off!
NATHAN LEWIS
Administration & Operations Manager (South)Nathan has always had agriculture in his blood. The first 18 years of his life were spent growing up on a pig farm, and since then he’s worked across all areas of the agricultural business, from pigs and dairy to general farm work to transporting seed, spraying and plenty of field work. It’s been a busy 22 years for him! Nathan’s belief that precision farming is the key to the future of agriculture saw him join RHIZA – and it meant he could get his farming fix without getting his hands dirty! Nathan loves anything to do with being outside in the countryside, but he particularly loves spending his spare time shooting, playing football and cycling. He’s even turned this last hobby into a fantastic way to raise money for charity and in 2017 he cycled from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
POPPY BUNTING
Crop Inputs Specialist - AngliaPoppy has agriculture in her blood, growing up on a mixed family farm, studying Agriculture with Crop Management at Harper Adams University and being an active member of the Young Farmers to further her love of farming. She brings a breadth of knowledge to her role at RHIZA, including previous experience working in seed. She loves working in agriculture and sees digital agriculture as the future of farming – and she wants to be a part of it!
Like many of our RHIZA CIS, Poppy loves the great outdoors and is often found out on the farm or hanging out with her labrador Arthur.
SAM FORDHAM
Head of TechnicalWith 25 years of farming experience, and fifteen of those years spent working in agricultural businesses, there’s not much that Sam doesn’t know about rural life. He’s been sharing his technical knowledge and expertise with our team (and our customers!) since he joined us back in 2012. If he’s not on the farm, he’s probably behind the wheel, having won the National Forestry Rally Championship and his class in the British Rally Championship twice! Or you might find him pondering why his dad secretly hoovers the dog before bedtime… yeah, we don’t know why either.
SAUL CREED
RHIZA Crop Input Specialist - Central WestSaul’s love of agriculture saw him get into the business from a young age, helping with lambing and harvests from the age of 16 and getting into arable cropping as soon as he was able to get behind the wheel. This love of all things agriculture also inspired his choice to study and achieve a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture at Harper Adams. Saul joined RHIZA in the summer of 2021, as it combined two of his passions in a perfect mix – agriculture and forward-thinking technology. After a few months working out on a farm in New Zealand, he still absolutely loves being in the great outdoors where he spends time shooting with friends or walking his dog.
TIM HATTON
RHIZA Crop Input Specialist - Central ScotlandTim has worked in agriculture for over… well… as long as he can remember. First it was as a dairy herd manager for ten years, then it was as a potato growing manager for twelve years. He’s nothing if not diverse. And it sits perfectly with his hobbies of working and gardening! He joined us in 2019 to help farmers improve their farm performance and profitability and that’s where you’re likely to find him – unless you can hear someone butchering Stairway to Heaven, which would be Tim trying to learn to play the guitar in his spare time!
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