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Ben Brown
Nigel Carey

Ben Brown

Select Harvests Growing on heavy soils panel , Wednesday , Experts ’ Forum , 1.45pm Ben Brown joined Select Harvests as Project and Technical Manager in November 2014 . Ben ’ s role was to lead the development of greenfield orchards and expansion of the company ’ s horticultural assets . In addition , Ben led the development , monitoring and evaluation of the horticultural program , and assist in its implementation . On 1st April 2018 , Ben was appointed the General Manager Horticulture . Before joining Select Harvests , Ben was the Industry Development Manager at the Almond Board of Australia for nearly eight years , and an irrigation and soil agronomist at Yandilla Park for a similar duration . In addition to this , Ben ’ s had experience in the applied production of almonds , stonefruit , citrus and carrots . Ben is an Applied Science graduate with Honours in Soil Science and has nearly 20 years ’ experience across perennial irrigated horticulture with expertise in : orchard development ; production horticulture ; the development of detailed RD & E strategies ; and extension and technology transfer of best practice .

Nigel Carey

Nut Producers Australia , Almond Board of Australia Director Global Market Challenges , Wednesday , Grand Stage , 1.30pm Nigel is the CEO of Nut Producers Australia , having previously been General Manager Operations , with responsibility for managing NPA ’ s Export Sales and Marketing activities and Group Operations spanning both almonds and pistachios . He has been with NPA for 12 years , following an extensive agri-marketing , operations and management career in Tasmania . Nigel ’ s qualifications include an MBA and GAICD , and he has served as a member of the ABA Processing Committee .

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