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Shannon Paton and Sarah Schultz, who run Paton’s Exotics at Nerada, near lnnisfail in Queensland, were the winners of the 2014 Plant Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award.
Mark Engall, is the owner and manager of Engall’s Nursery in Dural NSW. Established in 1946, Engall’s is a third generation family run business, specialising in growing fruit trees and roses on 3.6 hectares.
Murraylands onion grower Steve Rathjen is the winner of the Plant Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award.
Canegrower Clinton Southern is a finalist in the plant category of the 2013 Biosecurity Farmer of the Year Award.
Alan Petersen and Julie-Ann Murphy are from Rum Jungle Organics, a 26 hectare property that they’ve run since 1999 in the Northern Territory, the principle crop being bananas.
The winners of the inaugural Farm Biosecurity Producer of The Year Award are Mackay Farming Group from Tully, Queensland, and Rum Jungle Organics, from Batchelor in the Northern Territory.
