Farm Consultant Profiles

Paul - Covering Central Tablelands NSW

Farm consultant Paul

Paul has over 22 years of experience in the rural industry from livestock and grain trading to viticulture.

He has a Diploma of Agriculture from Tocal Agricultural college and has successfully run his own farm consulting business for over 20 years. He has a large amount of experience dealing with small/hobby farmers and those starting out. He knows the lay of the land in his local area and has a large number of local agricultural contacts.

Rebecca - Covering Tasmania

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Rebecca completed a B.Sci (Ag) in Adelaide and returned to Tasmania in 2005 and began working as an Agronomist for Elders and then later Serve-Ag. From there she started her own consulting business around 9 years ago.

Agronomy has always been an area of interest particularly helping owners of small farms. Rebecca offers soil tests and common sense practical advice for those wanting to manage and enjoy their own little patch. "I like to stay across Landcare grants, and encourage sustainable balanced practices. I like to incorporate property design, fencing, trees, water layout and strong pastures into my approach."

Rebecca has her own small property and an in-depth knowledge of horses. "Horses have very specific low sugar needs which most of our improved grass species do not cater for, as such correct advice here is very important and generally not well understood by other Agronomists."

Rebecca has completed a range of work for both auditing and certification bodies in both plants and livestock. The livestock auditing provides a background in NLIS and record keeping requirements for food safety, whilst seed certification keeps me up to date with how pastures species are performing.

Rebecca is also an approved provider for the farm household allowance which provides funding that goes towards agronomy expenses, information can be sourced via Rural Business Tasmania

Malcolm - Covering Victoria 

Malcolm has vast practical experience in the grazing industry and this knowledge is kept relevant by regular training and by consulting clients who have a variety of lifestyle to large farming operations. One of Malcolm's strengths is his enthusiasm and his ability to help clients to have a clear view of their desired outcomes and their strategies to achieve them. 

Expertise includes: setting business direction, pasture management & feed budgeting, stock management & breeding, cattle, sheep, goats and alpacas, whole farm planning, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), farm water & infrastructure management, risk management, budgets and sustainable farming practices, marketing.

Malcolm grew up on and managed a Bio Dynamic dairy and beef farm in the Yarra Valley (15klm from Melbourne GPO).
Has been very successful in beef trials, carcass competitions, showing and marketing of stock.
Managing a dynamic and successful family medium scale stud & commercial beef - sheep farm operation. 
Providing genetics and advice to a beef breeding operation in Russia.
Agriculture Victoria BetterBeef co-ordinator and specialist.

Malcolm has been involved in the development and practice of the BeefCheque and Farm$mart programs. Developed and delivered marketing modules for NMIT: Diploma of Organic Agriculture. Delivered numerous workshops particularly in: holistic farm & stock management. Involved in various industry groups including gold member of Landcare.

Tocal Diploma of Agriculture (TDA), Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training. Certificate III in Frontline management.

Tanya - Covering Far Northern NSW, Southern SEQ and Southern Darling Downs

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Tanya is a farmer and currently works as an agroecologist. Tanya grew up on a bush farm in the Lockyer Valley, and now has a family beef property in the Upper Clarence (NSW). She has studied botany and ecology and has a postgrad degree in Agriculture, Master of Land Resources.

Tanya is experienced with beef cattle, and dairy cows through her own small herd of milkers. She has worked widely in private forestry, tree planting, new crops, weeds, regenerative ag practices and property planning. Tanya has completed Holistic Management courses, RCS Business courses and has worked with Landcare to deliver workshops in grazing, ecology and landscape rehydration. Tanya is trained in Ecological monitoring (EOV), has done Accounting for Nature training and has worked with carbon credit projects for the CER.

Tanya brings to every farm consultancy the processes of context, landscape function, principles of grazing and decision making. Tanya also looks at landscape in terms of ecological succession and how we can best work with nature for productivity and regeneration. Tanya’s experience with a wide range of small farms can help with planning, design, enterprise decisions, biodiversity, management and land issues

Andrew - Covering Southern Highlands and Tablelands NSW

Andrew has over 25 years of extensive experience, understanding farm productivity on the southern tablelands and highlands of New South Wales. He has a Bachelor of applied science from Hawkesbury Agricultural College along with a wealth of experience gained from other short agricultural courses.

Andrew has detailed expertise on soils and pastures and also expertise in animal breeding and has judged commercial cattle and pastures at regional competitions. He has the experience to help explain in plain english what you need to know to make a sensible decision in purchasing a farm. 

 

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