David joined Farmanco as our Moora based agronomist in 2009. He graduated from UWA in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) with Honours in Plant Science. David worked for Elders as a specialist agronomist in Merredin for 4 years, advising farmers in the low and medium rainfall zones. After a period of time travelling overseas, he moved to Moora in 2003. Here David has developed expertise with crops, pastures and livestock in the medium and high rainfall zones.
David is an extension specialist focussed on sourcing and communicating information to broadacre farmers. He has strong networks with researchers, and industry. David enjoys working with farming systems and rotations, where he can apply his crop selection, crop protection, soil science, plant nutrition and livestock knowledge.
David continues to have hands on farming experience, as he is involved in share cropping on the family farm.
