award by the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) for “Outstanding Contribution to Organics Market Development by an Individual.” Mick has 20 years’ experience in the fields of soils, irrigation and landscape assessment, and a Doctorate in Agricultural Science (Soil Science) in soil water movement and TAFE certificates in Urban Irrigation and Building Contracting Management.
Nick Dorney, AusGAP, was born and raised in the Upper Hunter Valley on his parents’ beef and broad acre farming property and he worked as a jackaroo in the Northern Territory. He went on to complete a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture at the University of New England in 2004. Nick worked underground for 12 years, between tunneling in Sydney and coal mining in Queensland and New South Wales. He was a compliance officer for the last seven years underground, overseeing production and safety in part of the mine. Nick joined AusGAP in early 2016, and has since been running the program and processing the first applicants to bring them up to compliance standards.
Andrew Bate is Founding Director, MD & CEO at SwarmFarm Robotics. He is the innovative grain and cattle farmer who had the vision to develop robotic farming technology. Andrew has spent a lifetime in agriculture; he has trained as an agronomist, and farms near Emerald, Central Queensland. Andrew is passionate about ensuring that future generations of farmers have a vibrant, economic, and sustainable future in the cropping industry. He graduated from the University of Queensland
with an Assoc. Dip App Science - Agronomy and is a mentor on the Westpac “Business of Tomorrow” program.
James Greenshields, Director and Co-Founder of the Resilient Leaders Foundation, is a husband and father of two girls, who has been to the depths of human existence, chosen to change his life, and now assists others to do the same. James gained extensive leadership, organizational and training experience in his 17 years as an Army Officer. Amongst other positions, he led a Combat Team of over 100 personnel in Iraq during 2006 – 07. In 2008, he completed Australian Command and Staff College, where he graduated at the top of his trade stream. James has had personal experience with both trauma and depression. Upon leaving the military, James gained qualifications as an Emotional Intelligence facilitator, trainer and coach with the ANZI accredited organization, Beyond Success, Neural Linguist Programming Practitioner, Institute of Success Dynamics and Certificate IV Workplace Training and Assessment, IV Workplace Training and Assessment, Department of Defense.
Registration Te Conference program includes the Field Day site visit and demonstrations at AGTURF. For more information, contact:
admin@TurfAustralia.com.au. To register online, visit:
https://www.turfaustralia.com.au/associationnews/turf- australia-conference-and-field-day-2017.
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