Patrick Lash was a successful city financier until a short course in agriculture ignited a dream. Here’s how Agricultural Appointments helped turn that dream into a totally new career path. “I grew up in Sydney on the lower north shore…
The chance to work with emerging polymer technology in pesticide formulation was the lure that enticed Dr. Harsh Vardhan to make a major career jump and move from Gurgaon, India to Melbourne. Here’s why. 23 years ago, scientist Harsh Vardhan…
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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…
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…
James Thompson has transferred his management skills from meat chickens to salad greens as he works around the plate with the production of some of Australia’s finest fresh food. At Pearcedale on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, James Thompson is overseeing the…
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…
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…
It is always a pleasure to hear Barry Irvine present and last Tuesday was no exception when he gave the JR Vickery address at the recent “Future of Food” Convention in Sydney held by the Australian Institute of Food Science…
By Dr. Ray Johnson, Managing Director, Agricultural Appointments. Agricultural engineers have a bigger role to play now that traditional farming methods are being integrated with technology. There is little doubt that we are at an epoch where agricultural science and…
