Name Jodie Ward Twitter @JodieNT Age 26 Location Katherine NT What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef and Rangelands research Job title Technical Officer What does your company/ business do? Research and extension regarding a number of issues revolving around sustainable land management and increasing beef production in extensively managed beef enterprises [...]
Emily Colless- Regional Services Manager, West for NSW Farmers Association
Name Emily Colless Twitter @EmilyColless Age 24 Location Come-by-Chance NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work for NSW Farmers Association a membership based State Farming Organisation (SFO) as the regional representative for the Western area. I have also co-authored a book, ‘Yum Yum…Where Does It Come From?’ a rhyming [...]
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 [...]
Martin Murray- Farm Hand/ Jackeroo
Name Martin Murray Twitter @Martin_Murray1 Age 19 Location NT What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I did holiday work on irrigated cotton farms but an currently working on a cattle station in the the Northern Territory. Job title Farm Hand What does your company/ business do? We breed cattle for live export [...]
Jo Newton- PhD Candidate in Animal Genetics and University Tutor
Name Jo Newton Twitter jonewton89 Age 23 Location Armidale, NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Agricultural Research & Education Job title PhD Candidate in Animal Genetics and University Tutor What does your company/ business do? As a PhD student I am doing a 3 year research project exploring Yearling Reproductive Performance [...]
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 [...]
Cameron Ward- Food Industry Trainer
Name Cameron Ward Age 35 Location Brisbane, QLD What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I have spent my career working in the meat industry. I have spent time on cattle properties, working in abattoirs and smallgoods factories and butcher shops. Currently I train people in the meat industry, particularly in Food Safety [...]
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 [...]
Dr Daniel Tan- Senior Lecturer in Agronomy
Name Dr Daniel Tan Age 42 Location Sydney, NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work in university research and education. Job title Senior Lecturer in Agronomy What does your company/ business do? The department of Plant and Food Sciences at the University of Sydney provides education and training to undergraduate [...]
Bronwyn Harch- Deputy Director, CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship
Name Bronwyn Harch Twitter @BronwynHarch Age 43 Location Brisbane What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work in the RD & E parts of the industry – at the interface between research organisations, government (federal and state) and the agri-food and forest based industries Job title Deputy Director, CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship [...]
Profile of the month
Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
