Agricultural Consultant - Past General Manager Of Romani Pastoral Company Northern Area.
Current2004 - 2015 Romani Pastoral - General Manager Northern Properties - including Property Manager 'Windy Station' Quirindi NSW Total 20,000 hectares. Windy Station major mixed farming - Cropping 12,000 hectares (cotton, triticale, wheat, sorghum, sunflowers, grazing crops, etc & running 10-12,000 cattle including 4,000 breeders and a feedlot supplying Woolworths 225 head per week. Other:- Over 6 years Director of AgVance Farming Group. 1991 - 2004 Property Manager Milchengowrie 18,500 acres near Boggabri NSW Amalgamation of 8 smaller properties. Development of 7,000 + Acres of Irrigation Groundwater, River License, Unregulated water Ex Cox's Creek, etc Growing Cotton, Wheat, Forage Crops, small feedlot supplying Woolworths 75 head per week. Other:- Chairman Upper Namoi Cotton Growers Association Chairman Namoi 2000 Plus Chairman Boggabri Landcare Group Grower Member & Trustee Helix Court Case Grower Representative ACGRA Vice President Upper Namoi Water Users Association1986-1991 General Manager Cowl Cowl Station Hillston - Riverina NSW 150,000+ acres 10 lateral move irrigators; growing Wheat, Maize, Canola, etc 25,000 acres of Irrigation, plus 4,000 cattle & 50,000+ sheep.1981-1986 Property Manager Gundaline Station Carrathool - Riverina NSW One of the first farmers to develop permanent Bed-farming / no till irrigation. Over 6,500 acres flood irrigation growing Maize, wheat, canola, pastures, lucerne with both sheep & cattle enterprises.