Bridget Maclean

Bridget leads a team of scientists, economists, and modellers working to provide farmers with solutions to key sector challenges. The research and science team works closely with farmers, milk processors and partners in the agricultural science community, utilising research farms from Northland to Southland.

Bridget has worked in research management in agricultural science organisations for more than 25 years, including with Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Waikato Regional Council and Fonterra. At Fonterra, Bridget led the premanufacture research as General Manager On-Farm Research and Development before joining the DairyNZ team in 2020. Bridget has a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Hons), Agronomy and Crop Science from Massey University.