Cameron has been involved in the Victorian Dairy Industry for over twenty years.

His initial involvement was as a Dairy Extension Officer with the Victorian Department of Agriculture, at Echuca and Kerang, involved with the Target 10 Dairy Extension Program, specialising in irrigated pasture management.

After three years there, he moved to Murray-Goulburn Co-operative, Rochester, as Field Services Manager. There he was responsible for the provision of farm services to 810 dairy farms in Northwest Victoria. His role included the provision of extension programs, discussion group facilitation, financial and management advice and the development of broader company policy.

In 2004 he became a Director of, and Farm Management Consultant for Farmanco Pty Ltd, a company that Ian Gibb formed with his original business partner, Stuart Brown in July 1989.

The majority of the work undertaken by Farmanco is the provision of farm management advice and services to farmer clients. A secondary, but important component of the work undertaken by Cameron is project work for the Government and service sectors to the dairy industry and is also involved in communication and training work within the dairy industry and at times is called on as an expert witness in litigation.

Particular Fields of Competence

• Physical and financial management, specialising in dairy farm management.

• Assessment of productive capacity of properties for prospective purchasers.

• Evaluation of development projects.

• Farm business aspects of loss assessment.

• Computer spreadsheet development.

Consultancy to farmer clients

I provide physical and financial management advice to a large group of farmer clients across Northern Victoria and Southern NSW. My clients are mainly commercial, family-owned dairy farms. The work undertaken involves cash flow budgeting and budget monitoring, annual and development budgets, project evaluation, loan applications as well as technical advice on all aspects of dairy farm management.

Project Work

The main professional task performed by Cameron is the application of farm management economics to the operation, purchase and development of dairy farm businesses. Cameron has developed expertise in cash flow budgets, partial budgets and development budgets, all of which are very specific to our client base. As a result of Cameron’s experience in these areas, he is also frequently used by organisations associated with the dairy industry as well as other service providers in the region.

Cameron has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture, a Diploma of Business (Human Resources) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology and an accredited Consultant of the Australian Association of Agricultural Consultants.

Cameron is a past Board Member of Murray Dairy (2004-2010)