Name Heather Bray Twitter @heatherbray6 Age 42 Location Adelaide What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I have two roles at the University of Adelaide so I guess I’m in the research area. For my role at the Waite Research Institute I support and promote the work of scientists working in crop, soils [...]
Damien Odgers- Market Development Manager in Horticulture
Name Damien Odgers Age 31 Location Melbourne What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Crop protection industry for the horticulture sector, specifically vegetable and fruit tree crop production. Job title Market Development Manager – Horticulture What does your company/ business do? Bayer CropScience is a leading global R&D company developing new integrated crop [...]
Matthew Trent- Viticulture and Horticulture Consultant
Name Matthew Trent Twitter @PrimeroAg Location Western Australia What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Agriculture consulting, mainly in viticulture and horticulture. Job title Viticulture and Horticulture Consultant What does your company/ business do? We work with growers of many crops to ensure quality production in a sustainable manner. We do pest and [...]
Tegan Nock- Stud Manager and Australian Year of the Farmer Roadshow Crew
Name Tegan Nock Twitter @TeganNock Age 21 Location Bogan Gate, NSW (near Parkes) What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef and Cereal Production, Public Relations Job title Stud Manager, Australian Year of the Farmer Roadshow Crew What does your company/ business do? Australian Year of the Farmer (AYOF) – is a not-for-profit [...]
Alan Skerman- Principal Environmental Engineer
Name Alan Skerman Age 52 Location Toowoomba What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Research and extension in intensive livestock environmental management Job title Principal Environmental Engineer What does your company/ business do? Research and extension in agriculture, fisheries and forestry Describe your job on the average day Managing a variety of research [...]
Dale Griffin- Research scientist at Crop Protection Research Pty. Ltd.
Name Dale Griffin Twitter @cropprotres Age 38 Location Victoria, Australia What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Scientific research, technical data generation, pesticide development, plant protection, plant disease diagnostics Job title Managing Director What does your company/ business do? Project-based scientific research project for government, industry and corporate clients Describe your job on [...]
Mary Chirgwin- Business Development Officer (Feedlot)
Name: Mary Chirgwin Location: Perth, Western Australia Age: 26 What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef Feedlot Job title: Business Development Manager What does your company/ business do? Manufacturers pelletised sheep, cattle and horse feeds. Describe your job on the average day: My average day can vary from spending time in the [...]
Adam Hill- General Manager Gin Gin Meatworks
Name Adam Hill Age 45 Location Gingin, WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef Processing Job title General Manager What does your company/ business do? Processes beef for the domestic market. Describe your job on the average day Animal welfare, slaughter, chilling, packaging, refrigeration and logistics. Day to day general management, [...]
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 [...]
Anne Marie Huey- Beef Development Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Name Anne Marie Huey Age 40 Location Kimberley region, WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work with northern beef producers in the Kimberley region of WA Job title Beef Development Officer, Department of Agriculture and Food WA What does your company/ business do? During the week I work with beef [...]
Profile of the month
Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
