Profiles

VICTORIA’S largest organic producer, Nathan Free, above, has received the 2017 Rabobank Emerging Leader Award, recognising outstanding new leaders in Australia and New Zealand’s food and agribusiness industries. Mr Free, production manager of the family business Duralgai Horticultural, was presented the Trans-Tasman award at the annual Rabobank Leadership Dinner, in Melbourne last night, October 12. …. more

Cameron Matthews, executive chef, Long Apron Restaurant, Montville, Queensland.  Images supplied by the Spicers Group. AMIABLE, over-achieving Cameron Matthews, general manager of Spicers Clovelly Estate at Montville on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, also executive chef of its Long Apron Restaurant, is understandably elated and honoured. He’s been awarded a 2016 prestigious Churchill Fellowship. The Winston Churchill …. more

Nathan Free is congratulated by Horticulture Business Manager at Dow AgroSciences for winning the Young Grower of the Year Award at the AUSVEG National Awards for Excellence. Senator John Madigan is watching on. An organic grower from a fourth generation farm has been awarded Young Grower of the Year. Nathan Free from Alkira Organics, also …. more

Doug Haas – his leadership style – his clear direction, ability to cut to the chase, unshakable dedication and intolerance of poor attitudes – has contributed greatly to Australian Organic’s success.  AUSTRALIAN Organic (formerly Biological Farmers of Australia, BFA) was less than 10 years old in the mid-1990s and organics was a cottage industry, giving …. more

Darren Hardy. Darren Hardy is a passionate student of Peter Andrews’ Natural Sequence Farming philosophy and hopes to enjoy a career in land management using the NSF techniques. Mr Hardy, 23, is one of a number of young Australians  who are forging a future in land management in Australia. Mr Hardy attended a week-long NSF …. more