Archive for 2017

Ashley Murphy started his agricultural career as an agronomist, working up to Area Manager for Landmark, State Manager for Ruralco Holdings and National Manager for Yara Australia, before branching into senior management consulting. When he went looking for his next career move he turned to Agricultural Appointments. Though he grew up in the agricultural area…

By Dr. Ray Johnson, Managing Director, Agricultural Appointments. In a report by Meat & Livestock Australia (“State of the Industry Report: The Australian Red Meat and Livestock Industry”), it has emerged that Australia now dominates the world export markets for meat. Although Australia’s domestic herd size is relatively small at only 2% of the global…

By Richard Broughton, Executive Search Specialist – Wine Industry. In a recent article, our Managing Director Dr. Ray Johnson reported on the record levels of agricultural production in Australia at present, with strong performance from most of our major agricultural products. I specialize in executive search and recruitment in the wine industry, and have been…

By Dr. Ray Johnson, Senior Agribusiness Consultant and Managing Director, Agricultural Appointments The latest figures just released in September 2017 from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) show that Australian agriculture was the largest contributor to national GDP growth in 2016-17, contributing 0.5 percentage points of national total 1.9 per…