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 [...]
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 [...]
Dr Sandra Baxendell- Veterinarian & Goat Consultant
Name Sandra Baxendell Twitter @goatvet Age 58 Location Brisbane Queensland Australia What part(s) of the industry do you work in? The goat industry – inlcuding fibre goats (cashmere and Angora goats), meat goats and dairy goats. Job title Director What does your company/ business do? Goat Veterinary Consultancies- goatvetoz provides advice and training to goat [...]
Clinton Gartrell- Live Export Head Stockman & Primary Producer
Name Clinton Gartrell Twitter @patirilinea Age 27 Location Busselton, Western Australia What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work in the beef industry, through primary production and live export. Job title Primary Producer & Live Export Head Stockman What does your company/ business do? As a primary producer I manage a herds [...]
Scott Miller- Project Officer in Animal Health Research
Name Scott Miller Age 21 Location Armidale, NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Animal Health Research Job title Project Officer What does your company/ business do? Trials new chemical products on livestock. Veterinary Health Research is a company which performs contract research for many different animal health care companies. This requires [...]
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 [...]
Richard Slaney- General Manager for Elders Indonesia
Name Richard Slaney Age 51 Location Jakarta, Indonesia What part(s) of the industry do you work in? The live cattle trade predominately. Australian cattle importers. Job title President Director (General Manager) What does your company/ business do? We import Australian cattle to Indonesia, fatten them in a feedlot and process them through approved supply chains. [...]
Sharon Dundon- Livestock Consultant, Middle East and Africa
Name: Sharon Dundon Age: 38 Location: Bahrain Job title: Livestock Consultant, Middle East and Africa (MLA) How did you get into agriculture? After school, I had a break for 12 months and was a rouse-about in the shearing sheds. I studied at UNE and then worked for the Agricultural Business Research Institute (ABRI) for 2 [...]
Peter Dundon- Manager of Livestock Services, Middle East & Africa
Name: Peter Dundon Age: 47 Location: Bahrain Job title: Manager Livestock Services, Middle East and Africa (MLA) How did you get into agriculture? After school, I studied at UNE and then worked for the departments of Agriculture in NSW and Victoria before moving onto the Beef CRC in Armidale and then MLA in the Middle [...]
Catherine Marriott- Animal Welfare Consultant & Educator
Twitter: @roseycatherine Name: Catherine Marriott Age: 31 Location: Kununurra, Indonesia, Philippines Job title: Consultant and trainer How did you get into agriculture? I grew up on a family farm and have always had a passion for ethical food production. I really enjoy being an intergral part of a food supply chain that Australia can be [...]
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Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
