THE National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) - based in Hamilton - is expanding its AgriSafe program, and has appointed nurse, Jeanne Van Der Geest Dekker, as its new clinician attached to the program.

Her list of experiences is impressive, covering farming and health, and everything in between, she was raised on a family dairy farm and flourished as a partner in a share-farmer agreement, overseeing a thriving 160-cow dairy operation in picturesque South Gippsland.