Ruminate are your partner in optimising stock potential.
When you deal with Ruminate one of the things you'll find is the 'about us' is actually 'about you'. What's most important to the team at Ruminate is helping you become more profitable so you can enjoy farming and life even more.
Doc Taylor® stock nutrition
Our ultimate aim is to enhance your business profitability through superior animal health and performance - so you can enjoy life even more.
We like to start the conversation by finding out about your farming situation and understanding your business goals. We offer a completely free consult where we can show you how Doc Taylor® can identify the ideal nutrition solution to deliver optimal returns across your feed program.
We believe that targeted nutrient support is essential in order to unlock your stock's full genetic potential. First we work with you to plan and evaluate, then we can analyse and advise on your feeding plan. We can provide premium 'off the shelf' nutrient solutions, or manufacture customised mineral feed additives for you, to deliver the ideal nutrition for your herd.
We’re invested in you reaching your goals!
The Ruminate team are passionate about supporting farmers to greater success. We know the greatest Kiwi farmers are hardworking innovators, so we employ truly genuine people who’ll go the extra mile to deliver value to a partnership with you. You can expect regular visits from someone who listens, knows your farm well, and brings a big-picture view of the Dairy industry and latest scientific research to the table.
We measure our achievement by the success of the farmers we work with.
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Jack Tarrant
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Managing DirectorJack grew up on a farm in Wairoa, leaving there to attend Lincoln where he studied for BCom (Ag).
Jack has farmed in both the North and South Islands, in a range of systems from intensive dairying to extensive high country sheep and beef.
He has spent the last 20 years working alongside farmers in predominantly Animal Nutrition roles (including working for Inghams and Mitavite).
Jack is also heavily involved in the equine world, competing at a national level in the Hunting Games, and his two teenage daughters also compete at an international level.
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Alistair Nelson
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Managing DirectorAlastair grew up in the Wairarapa and has been involved in the Agricultural sector all his life.
After completing a degree in Applied Science (Agriculture) at Massey, Alastair went on to gain experience in both sales and management roles with a multinational animal health company.
Now in Hawke’s Bay, Alastair has been in involved in sheep and beef genetics, as well as farming, before heading into nutrition over 10 years ago.
Having worked throughout New Zealand and Australia focusing on nutrition and the practical application of good nutrition in farming systems, Alastair provides a wealth of experience which benefits his clients.
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The Origin Story
Read the articleBack in 2016 two great mates identified an opportunity to establish a ruminant nutrition company, with a focus on balancing animals’ diet in what are predominantly grass-fed production systems.
In the early days, Alastair and Jack were flat out getting introductions with farmers, analysing and developing diets then making the mineral blends in their mate’s farm shed. The only piece of kit they had was a trusty blue concrete mixer.
Astonishingly, they produced 38 Tonne of product in the first 4 months.
Rapid growth continued and in 2018, leading Practice Franklin Vets bought into the business. By 2021 Ruminate moved into a purpose-built factory in Napier and opened a Timaru branch. Production passed 2,000 Tonne a year and the Ruminate team was 15 strong.
We enlist global scientific research and practical local knowledge in everything we do.
We look at the best international research, through strong partnerships with places around the world such as Penn State, Iowa and Cornell University - and we bring that research back to New Zealand. We then put a practical New Zealand spin on it, and deliver it to Kiwi farmers.
We team up with Industry partners who help us deliver optimal nutrition throughout the country, and engage in research with leading Agricultural science bodies like AgriZero NZ and Ag Research to generate new knowledge.
It doesn’t matter if you have 250 cows or 2,500 cows, if you want to improve the health and performance of your cows, and get back to being a proud farmer – then you’re our huckleberry. We want to work with you.
