Name Geordie Elliott Twitter @GeordieElliott1 Age 24 Location Byaduk, Western Victoria What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef Cattle Breeding Livestock Marketing Livestock Photography Mixed farm management (Prime Lamb and Beef) Stud Cattle Showing Job title Director of GE Livestock What does your company/ business do? I own a small Marketing [...]
Timothy Svehlak- State Operations Manager for Elders
Name Timothy Svehlak Age 28 Location Perth, WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? The retail and services area of the rural sector Job title State Operations Manager What does your company/ business do? Elders Rural Services has been around for 173 years and it is the most recognised Brand in Rural [...]
Tim Byass- Grain Pool Analyst
Name Tim Byass Age 29 Location Perth What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Grain Pools Job title Pool Analyst What does your company/ business do? We are an international grain trading and marketing business, buying grain direct from growers and the domestic market to supply our customers overseas. Describe your job on [...]
Steve Dalton- CEO of AgVantage Commodities
Name Steve Dalton Twitter @SteveAgVantage Age 41 Location Narrabri What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Agricultural Commodity Marketing/Trading Job title CEO of AgVantage What does your company/ business do? AgVantage offers contracted and tailored procurement solutions to purchases of agricultural commodities. In addition to procurement solutions, AgVantage offers consulting services to companies [...]
Jock Leys- Marketing Manager Aus/ NZ at Syngenta
Name Jock Leys Twitter Jock2073 Age 41 Location Sydney, NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Crop Protection and Seeds – Global Agribusiness Job title Marketing Manager – ANZ What does your company/ business do? Crop protection, Seeds and Solutions Describe your job on the average day Forecasting, strategy, catching up with [...]
Jane Grant- Online Marketing & Communications for ChemVet
Name Jane Grant Twitter @ChemvetAust Age 30 Location Melbourne What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work in marketing for an animal health manufacturer – selling animal health products direct to the Aussie farmer. Job title Online Marketing & Communications What does your company/ business do? Chemvet Australia was established in 1993 [...]
Matt Devine- Branch Manager at AgriRisk
Name Matt Devine Age 40 Location Toowoomba What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Cotton & Grain Job title Branch Manager What does your company/ business do? AgriRisk is Australia’s only dedicated specialist agribusiness insurance broker. We offer specialist advice to growers on managing agricultural production risks such as fire, hail, rainfall shortfall, [...]
Andrew Jones- Chief Operating Officer at Greentree Farming
Name Andrew Jones Age 49 Location Moree, New South Wales. What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Broad-acre grain production, Dryland cotton production, Irrigated crop production, Extensive cattle station operations, Corporate agriculture. Job title Chief Operating Officer/General Manager Greentree Farming What does your company/ business do? Operates one of the largest grain production [...]
Murray de Jong- General Manager in Grain Marketing
Name Murray de Jong Twitter @murraydejong Age 34 Location Perth, WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Grain Accumulation and Marketing Job title General Manager – West Coast Region What does your company/ business do? We work with growers, and grower organisations, to ensure the release of innovative products and premium services [...]
Felicity Hennessy- Regional Manager for AgFarm
Name Felicity Hennessy Twitter @fliss0909 Age 29 Location Adelaide What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I currently work in grain marketing where I work with farmer’s to maximise their profits via offering them a managed grain marketing program that is independent, Australian owned, simple and secure. I sell farmer’s grain for them [...]
Profile of the month
Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
