Lameroo proper�es with his Wife Courtney and parents Bruce and Gaylia. The farm “Lampata” is 3000 ha in area. With his parents they run a poll merino stud with 2000 breeding ewes. The business has generally been managed as a mixed farm and is roughly a 60/40 mix between livestock and grain produc�on respec�vely.
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Robert also runs a contract seeding and harves�ng business where they plant and harvest approximately 1,000 – 1,800 ha annually. Robert finished school in Adelaide in 2002 and then returned home to the farm. Once home he completed a Diploma in Agriculture, a graduate Cer�ficate in Rural Business Management and par�cipated in the Rabobank Farm Managers Program in 2009 in New Zealand. Robert has also completed the Australian Ins�tute of Company Directors course in 2018. From his involvement with these groups he has been able to host trials. Robert has a high level of knowledge of modern farming technologies and equipment, along with sheep breeding.
PAULAGORDON GORDON PAULA Invited Specialist Director and Secretary – Governance Invited Specialist Director and Secretary - Governance Directorsince since 2001 Director 2001 PaulaGordon Gordonwas wasinvited invitedonto ontothe theMSF MSFBoard Boardasasa aspecialist specialistwith withexperience experienceinineducation, educa�on, Paula communica�ons,rural ruralcommunity, community,capacity capacitybuilding, building,corporate corporategovernance governanceand andpolicy policydevelopment. development. communications, Paula brings to the Board extensive experience at a regional (Mallee), State, Tri-State and Commonwealth teacher and sociologist training,(Mallee), Paula hasState, held Tri-State posi�onsand largely in the Paula brings to thelevel. BoardA extensive experience at by a regional Victorian Publiclevel. Service in areasand such as community services, management agriculture research Commonwealth A teacher sociologist by training, Paula has held positions largely in the and adop�onPublic of new farming prac�ce asas well as naturalservices, resourcemanagement management. Victorian Service in areas such community agriculture research and adoption of new farming practice as well as natural resource management. Paula has an interest and experience in risk management and building farmer capacity and resilience, Paula has an interest and experience in risk management and building farmer capacity and resilience, having been involved with the establishment of the first Rural Financial Counseling Service in Australia having been involved with the establishment of the first Rural Financial Counseling Service in Australia and then the development and adop�on of program by the Commonwealth Government. Paula is and then the development and adoption of program by the Commonwealth Government. currently re�red, but s�ll opera�ng a vine and almond nursery in a family business at Trentham Cliffs, NSW. Paula is also a member of the Execu�ve, (and Remunera�on and Human Resources (Chair) subPaula is currently retired, but still operating a vine and almond nursery in a family business at Trentham commi�ee. Cliffs, NSW. Paula is also a member of the Executive, (and Remuneration and Human Resources (Chair) sub-committee.
DANIELLINKLATER LINKLATER DANIEL Chairman, New South Wales Farmer New South Wales Farmer Directorsince since2014 2014 Director Daniel runs a no-�ll cropping enterprise with his father and brother at Trentham Cliffs NSW. The Daniel runs a no-till cropping enterprise with his father and brother at Trentham Cliffs NSW. The 12,000haproperty propertyincludes includescropping, cropping,grazing grazingand andconservation conserva�onareas. areas.Break Breakcrops cropsof ofcanola, canola, 12,000ha chickpeas and field peas have been introduced over the past four years to support the con�nuous chickpeas and field peas have been introduced over the past four years to support the continuous cropping system. Daniel studied commerce at Flinders University (SA) and then worked forABB ABB cropping system. Daniel studied commerce at Flinders University (SA) and then worked for Grain un�l 2007 when he returned to the family farm. Daniel has hosted various trial sites for Mallee Grain until 2007 when he returned to the family farm. Daniel has hosted various trial sites for Mallee SustainableFarming Farmingand andvalues valuesthe thedirect directinfluence influencethat thatthis thishas hashad hadon onhis hisfarming farmingsystem. system.Daniel Daniel Sustainable commi�edto tothe theongoing ongoingadoption adop�onof ofresearch researchoutcomes outcomesand andinnovation innova�onthat thatsupports supportsdryland dryland isiscommitted farming systems. farming systems. Daniel Danielisisalso alsoaamember memberof ofthe theMSF MSFFinance Financeand andAudit Auditand andResearch, Research,Development Developmentand andExtension Extension subcommittees. subcommi�ees
ROBERT POCOCK Deputy Chair, South Australian Farmer Director since 2009 Robert currently farms at Lameroo in the southern Mallee of South Australia. He manages the Lameroo proper�es with his Wife Courtney and parents Bruce and Gaylia. The farm “Lampata” is 3000 ha in area. With his parents they run a poll merino stud with 2000 breeding ewes. The business has generally been managed as a mixed farm and is roughly a 60/40 mix between livestock and grain produc�on respec�vely. Robert also runs a contract seeding and harves�ng business where they plant and harvest Riverland 1,000 Mallee–Mesonet (L-R): Warwick DamoninGrace, approximately 1,800 haworkshops. annually. Pictured Robert finished schoolGrace, in Adelaide 2002Mick and Faulkner, then Mark Stanley, Peter Cousins and Tanja Morgan from MSF returned home to the farm. Once home he completed a Diploma in Agriculture, a graduate Cer�ficate in Rural Business Management and par�cipated in the Rabobank Farm Managers Program in 2009 in New Zealand. Robert has also 9 completed the Australian Ins�tute of Company Directors course in 2018. From his involvement with these groups he has been able to host trials. Robert has a high level
