Areas of Expertise
- Agribusiness
- Broadacre Farming & Irrigated Land
- Organic Agribusiness
- Grazing (Beef and Sheep)
- Grazing (Wool production)
- Equine – Horse Studs and Facilities.
- Poultry Industry – Broiler, Egg and Pulp Operations
- Horticulture – Small Cropping and Orchards
- Intensive Horticulture
- Asset Valuations for Financial Reporting
- Commercial Office/Retail, Industrial
- Compensation Assessments
- Residential
Industry Experience
- 20 years’ experience as a property owner in Broadacre Farming (both dryland and irrigation), Animal husbandry (New South Wales).
- International agricultural experience in broadacre cropping and animal husbandry-Montana USA.
- Certified Organic Grower (NASAA) 1991-2002, both grain and lamb production.
- Guest speaker at NSW Agriculture Conference (2001- Organic lamb production).
- Past member of Merino Breeders Association.
- Registered Woolclasser – 30 years.
- Certified Artificial Insemination in Cattle.
- Employed as a Registered Valuer by Opteon (Central and Southern QLD) Pty Ltd, Toowoomba (2007 to present)
- Relevant valuation experience includes residential, multi-unit, rural residential, rural valuations (Dryland and Irrigation, Horticultural, Grazing, Water Transfer and Broiler Farms) for an extensive group of clients across the Lockyer Valley, Darling Downs, South Burnett, Goondiwindi, Western and Southern Downs Regions and Maranoa Regional Council.
Formal Qualifications
- Attended Agricultural High School (YAHS-NSW)
- Graduate Farm Technology (Albury Technical College)
- Bachelor of Property (Central Queensland University)
- Associate Member of the Australian Property Institute (API Member No. 67025)
- Certified Practising Valuer (Registration No 3378) - Since 25/01/2010
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