Bradley Blackledge reckons he doesn’t have a job, just a hobby, but when that hobby took him away from his family, it was Agricultural Appointments who helped them reunite. “When I was 15, I started working weekends and holidays at…
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments. As I have previously written, there is a digital revolution underway in Australian agriculture, now with the timely confluence of record production levels marking agriculture as one of the key “industries of…
By Dr Ray Johnson, Managing Director Agricultural Appointments At the Universities and agricultural colleges offering rural and veterinary courses in Australia, there has been a dramatic change in the gender balance of students over the last 25-30 years. In many…
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…
