About
At DGF Group, our focus is long-term partnerships. We work closely with growers and farmers to provide reliable service, consistent quality, and outcomes that strengthen your business.
Meet the founders
Born and bred in the Manawatū, Dion grew up in arable farming surrounded by agricultural contracting so it was natural that he would continue his grandfathers and fathers legacy in the Grain industry.
Alongside hands-on farming experience, Dion spent two and a half years in rural real estate with Bayleys, further strengthening his understanding of the agricultural sector and rural communities.
Dion has represented the arable sector both regionally and nationally with Federated Farmers and has served on the Arable Research Group for the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), contributing to industry development and advocacy.
Outside of work, Dion is married to Gennavieve and is a proud father of four: Levi, Tayla, Zane and Ollie. He also volunteered for eight years with his local Search and Rescue team. In his spare time Dion enjoys hunting, fishing, or getting out on the boat.
Born and raised in the Manawatū, Gennavieve grew up on a small lifestyle block in Linton. With over 20 years’ experience in banking and finance as a registered financial advisor specialisinge in lending, she brings a strong commercial foundation to DGF Group. Over the past 13 years, she has expanded her agricultural knowledge, immersing herself in the arable sector, learning maize production, grain drying, and the feed production.
Within the business, Gennavieve is the numbers person, managing budgets, forecasts, and mapping out how to achieve the company’s long-term goals. Dion often jokes that he has to clear things with the “Minister of Finance,” but she enjoys finding practical ways to turn ideas into action.
Outside of work, Gennavieve enjoys relaxing with friends and family, often with country music playing loudly courtesy of Dion or the kids.
Riley is the newest member of our team, joining in April 2026 , she is based in the Tararua region, covering territory from Hawkes Bay to the Wairarapa . She has built on a strong rural background in sheep, beef and Diary background by completing tertiary study in 2020 with a focus on animal health, nutrition and production with a goal to build a long term career in the Agri sector.
Riley loves building honest relationships on-farm and is looking forward to helping more farmers achieve their calf growth and herd production goals through quality feed solutions.
Meet the team
Rob Allerdice
Feedmill and Logistics manager
Rob worked as a dairy farm assistant, completing a Certificate in Agriculture (Dairy) along with several additional training modules. He was also involved with Fitzherbert Young Farmers, where he enjoyed the social side of the agricultural sector while building friendships and expanding his knowledge through competitions.
Rob then spent a season in calf meal manufacturing, which sparked his interest in stock feed blending. He drove a stock truck for three years before moving into a role closer to home with Dion and Gennavieve.
Rob is now the Feedmill and Logistics Manager for DGF Group. His daily role includes everything from ordering and stocktaking to manufacturing stock feed products.
When not at work, Rob enjoys spending quality time with his son Max.
Andrew Ebbett
Feed Sales Manager
Andrew is the Sales Manager at DGF Group, bringing 20 years of sales experience in the dairy industry. Prior to this, he spent 20 years dairy farming, giving him strong practical knowledge of dairy systems and nutrition.
In addition, Andrew has completed dairy transition management papers through Cornell University, an Ivy League institution located in New York.
Andrew’s role involves establishing and managing relationships with both private and corporate clients for DGF Group, making him an integral part of the team. When he’s not on the road visiting farmers, he enjoys getting out on the boat chasing fish and spending time with his grandchildren.
Josh Prentice
Transportation Specialist
Josh is one of the newer members of the team at DGF, bringing extensive experience operating and managing trucks and heavy machinery. He is the team’s key driver and can often be seen transporting product to and from the port or delivering meal to farms across the lower North Island.
Outside of work, Josh is one of the country’s top Super Stock drivers, with numerous individual championship accolades. In the past 12 months he has represented NZ internationally and alongside his team the Gisborne Giants, won the 2026 Teams championships.
lEVI fLEMING
Machinery Operator
Levi is the latest addition to the DGF Team, transitioning from a Structural engineering role at a local firm. Growing up around grain handling and agricultural contracting operations, Levi has a great knowledge base of the industry and the processes involved. Currently his role sees him undertaking general maintenance work leaning on his engineering experience and operating machinery in our civil works where we work alongside Taylor Contracting Ltd. Levi is working through his heavy traffic license’s and will soon be on the road delivering feed to farm in one of the auger or bulk trucks.
In his free time, Levi is a proud member of Marton Young Farmers club, working on his house and enjoys getting outdoors hunting or camping.
Riley Potts
Technical Sales Rep
Riley is the newest member of our team, joining in April 2026 , she is based in the Tararua region, covering territory from Hawkes Bay to the Wairarapa . She has built on a strong rural background in sheep, beef and Diary background by completing tertiary study in 2020 with a focus on animal health, nutrition and production with a goal to build a long term career in the Agri sector.
Riley loves building honest relationships on-farm and is looking forward to helping more farmers achieve their calf growth and herd production goals through quality feed solutions.
