Agricultural Consulting Services

Agricultural Consulting Services We supply GPS farm mapping services, drone surveying, irrigation design, feed assessments + more

Agricultural Consulting Services has been operating since 1994 providing the agricultural sector with the latest technologies and is recognized as one of the leading authorities in Irrigation Design, GPS Farm Mapping and Project Management. We are the leading company in Winterfeed DM & ME analysis testing and DDT Residue, Soil, Pastoral and Water Analysis. The company has gained a reputation for b

eing innovative and for providing solutions to meet the needs of a very dynamic agricultural industry. Gerard Rushton, Managing Director of Agricultural Consulting Services has over the past decade established himself as one of the leading specialist on DDT analysis, his services have been the foundation for over 80% of dairy farm conversions in the Mid Canterbury area and throughout the South Island. Gerard along with his staff, Terry and Stef have a strong emphasis on technology and are continually embracing and developing new technologies to provide efficient management systems for their clients. Agricultural Consulting Services is a provider of GPS Survey and Mapping to all the major irrigation companies throughout the South Island. Being based in Mid Canterbury, one of the most diverse and intense agricultural regions it is well placed to services all clients throughout the South Island from Nelson to Otago and Southland and the West Coast. GPS Farm Mapping
Drone mapping and plant analysis
Irrigation Design
Hazard Mapping
Project Management
Winter Feed Assessment
Silage Quality Analysis
DDT Residue Testing
Soil Fertility Analysis
Winter Feed Assessment

Chilly morning down south today -5 and foggy through the MacKenzie basin at 7am still -1 in Tarras at 11am 🥶
22/06/2026

Chilly morning down south today -5 and foggy through the MacKenzie basin at 7am
still -1 in Tarras at 11am 🥶

Early morning in in the deep south. Suns up Drone up, 850ha flown in a morning chasing the fog down the valley. Best way...
18/03/2026

Early morning in in the deep south. Suns up Drone up, 850ha flown in a morning chasing the fog down the valley. Best way to get your Farm mapped

Suns out, day looks good and we are all set up at the Mayfield A&P Association looks like its going to be a cracking day
13/03/2026

Suns out, day looks good and we are all set up at the Mayfield A&P Association looks like its going to be a cracking day

Looking forward to the 100th Mayfield A&P Association show tomorrow, The benefits of what we do is we get to work with s...
13/03/2026

Looking forward to the 100th Mayfield A&P Association show tomorrow,
The benefits of what we do is we get to work with some cool people and organizations,
I think these guys have smashed it, grounds look great sites filled and weather sorted 👍👍
See you tomorrow

The calm before the storm, Mayfield A&P Association grounds are looking a absolute picture today. Sites are all marked ...
11/03/2026

The calm before the storm, Mayfield A&P Association grounds are looking a absolute picture today. Sites are all marked out. Come out and see us on Saturday

Set up done at site T15 now to find a coffee at Southern Field Days - Waimumu
10/02/2026

Set up done at site T15
now to find a coffee at Southern Field Days - Waimumu

We are down in the mighty Southland region again this week for the Southern Field Days - Waimumu if you want to talk Map...
09/02/2026

We are down in the mighty Southland region again this week for the Southern Field Days - Waimumu if you want to talk Mapping, Farm design or drones come find Terry & Philip at site T15
Oh and Terry Kingsbury did a thing.
Check out his podcast debut thanks to Country-Wide for hosting us

In this episode, Terry Kingsbury, Chief Drone Pilot at Agricultural Consulting Services in Canterbury, discusses the evolution of drone technology in New Zealand agriculture and why it is becoming an essential tool for farm productivity and precision management. He explains how drones are used fo...

A day in the life of a drone pilot, 4.30am start 670km drive 750ha surveyed in a small weather window, dodging showers a...
03/01/2026

A day in the life of a drone pilot, 4.30am start 670km drive 750ha surveyed in a small weather window, dodging showers and 40kph winds. Only 600ha to go tomorrow then turn for home.
View out to the southern ocean wasnt bad though.

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Ashburton
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