2nd Master Class in Research Management in Agriculture

Held at the Hyde Park Plaza Suites, Sydney

1 - 14 September 2002

Resource Personnel

Professor Bernie Bindon Beef CRC University of New England Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67733513 Fax: 02-67733500 Email: beefcrc@metz.une.edu.au

Professor Bernie Bindon is the Chief Executive Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Cattle and Beef Quality, a $60 million project established in 1993. He is the former Assistant Chief of the CSIRO Division of Animal Production and Officer-in-Charge of the Armidale resources of CSIRO. He is well known locally and internationally for research in reproductive biology of cattle and sheep and began his career in beef cattle research in CSIRO, Brisbane in 1963. Since 1990, Bernie Bindon has made a significant contribution to the Australian beef industry by putting in place Australia’s largest integrated research program, designed to understand the genetic and environmental factors influencing beef quality. The CRC for Cattle and Beef Quality, conceived in 1990, recognised the need to integrate genetics, nutrition and meat science in studies of pedigree cattle from Australian seedstock herds. This led to the establishment of the world’s largest progeny test for meat quality traits, based on seven purebreeds and a terminal crossbreeding project based on 1,000 Brahman females and nine sire breeds. At the same time, the CRC initiated world-class research in molecular biology, designed to identify gene markers and candidate genes for carcase and meat quality attributes. In 2001, Australia now enjoys world leadership in these fields with CRC outcomes promising handsome economic return for the domestic and export beef trade through improvements in tenderness, retail beef yield, marbling, net feed conversion efficiency and meat safety. The CRC also established three new industry-funded chairs at the University of New England, to materially change the fact of meat industry education in Australia. The CRC received additional Commonwealth funding for a further seven-year term from October 1999. The project represents a further $83 million for beef quality research..

Professor Lester W. Burgess Faculty of Agriculture University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006, Australia Tel: 02 93512526 Fax: 02 93516481 Email: l.burgess@agec.usyd.edu.au

Professor Burgess has had extensive experience in research, teaching and administration at the University of Sydney, including 11 years as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. His career-long research interests have been concerned with the biology and control of soilborne fungal pathogens. His personal research program has been focussed on the genus Fusarium and he is an authority on the taxonomy of this complex group. He has published widely with 110 refereed publications in international journals and books. Professor Burgess is coordinator of two international research-capacity building projects funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), one in Vietnam involving several research centres in Hanoi and one in Indonesia (northern Sulawesi) based at Sam Ratulangi University. Both projects are concerned with fungal diseases of selected tropical field, vegetable, fruit and industrial crops. He currently supervises or co-supervises four PhD and three research masters students. Professor Burgess holds an Adjunct Professor position at Kansas State University and is a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society and the Australasian Plant Pathology Society.

Dr Bob Clements The ATSE Crawford Fund 1 Leonard Street, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia Tel: 03 9347 8328 Fax: 03 9347 3224 Email: crawford@mira.net

Bob Clements is the Executive Director of the ATSE Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research. He began his career as a farmer in the Cowra district (NSW, Australia) before attending the University of New England (Armidale) where he graduated with a degree in Rural Science in 1964. He then joined CSIRO Plant Industry, where he undertook research on plant breeding and on aerial sowing of pasture plants. In 1968, he joined the Agronomy Department at Massey University, New Zealand, where he taught plant breeding and pasture agronomy. He obtained a PhD degree from Massey University in 1971. In 1973 he joined the CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures as a plant breeder, working on forage plants. With co-workers, he produced new cultivars of lucerne and Centrosema (a tropical legume genus). He also undertook pioneering research on plant adaptation, and genetic diversity. In 1983 he changed his research field and commenced new work on beef cattle production, including studies on grazing behaviour, leading to new ideas about the sustainability of improved pastures based on twining tropical legumes. He became Chief of the Division in 1988. In 1995 he left CSIRO to become Director of ACIAR (the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research), where he championed the need to deliver benefits from international agricultural research. He became the Executive Director of the Crawford Fund in 2002. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including Fellowships of the Tropical Grasslands Society and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He was previously the Chairman of the Continuing Committee of the International Grassland Congress, and is currently the President of the Organising Committee of the International Crop Science Congress.

Mr Peter Core ACIAR GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia Tel: 02 62170500 Fax: 02 62170501 Email: aciar@aciar.gov.au

Mr Brendan Doyle Assistant Director Institute for Rural Futures The University of New England ARMIDALE, NSW 2351 Tel: 02 6773 3077 Fax: 02 6773 3245 Email: bdoyle2@metz.une.edu.au

Professor Keith Entwistle School of Rural Science and Natural Resources University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67732414 Fax: 02-67733275 Email: kentwist@metz.une.edu.au

Keith Entwistle is a veterinarian with extensive experience in teaching, research and research management in tropical animal production, and in senior University management. He recently retired as Dean of the Faculty of The Sciences at the University of New England, and now operates a family beef cattle grazing operation, continues with some teaching and research and is a consultant to the beef cattle industry in both Australia and overseas. His areas of research expertise are in reproductive physiology and management of tropical beef cattle and he has published widely in these areas. During almost 20 years in the Graduate School of Tropical Veterinary Science at James Cook University, Townsville, he supervised 42 Masters and PhD students from Australia and overseas. He has worked extensively in South–East Asia, Latin America, the USA and Africa and has a wide understanding of the problems of animal agriculture in developing countries, and is currently project leader for a cattle project in Indonesia supported by ACIAR. In conjunction with a small team he was responsible for the development and implementation of a managed, integrated and coordinated beef cattle research program, the first of its type, the North Australian program of the Australian Meat Research Corporation, which he managed for 6 years. The success of this managed research approach is reflected in the fact that this program has now entered its fourth phase, having been in operation for 16 years. Communication of research results to end-users has always been an area he has been involved in and committed to, and he has devoted a considerable amount of his career to the development of close linkages with extension staff and farmers.

Professor Bruce Holloway The ATSE Crawford Fund 1 Leonard Street Parkville, Victoria 3052 Australia Tel: 03 93478328 Fax: 03 93473224 Email: hollowab@ozemail.com.au

Professor Bruce Holloway AO FAA FTSE graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1948 and was appointed Plant Pathologist at the Waite Agricultural Research Institute. In 1953 he obtained his Ph. D from the California Institute of Technology where he studied Neurospora genetics under Nobel Laureate George Beadle. After appointments at the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne, in 1968 he became Foundation Professor of Genetics at Monash University, and remained Chairman of the Department of Genetics until he retired at the end of 1993, when was appointed Honorary Professorial Fellow and Professor Emeritus His research interests have been in the genetics of bacteria with particular reference to micro-organisms used in biotechnology. From 1985 - 2000 he was coordinator of a project funded by ACIAR aimed at identifying new approaches to the control of Bacterial Wilt disease in tropical crops. In 1994 he became Director of Master Classes, The ATSE Crawford Fund. He has also worked with ISNAR since 1994 in the training of developing country agricultural scientists in research management of agricultural biotechnology.

Mr Neil Inall Neil Inall Pty Ltd PO Box 402 Roseville NSW 2069, Australia Tel: 02 94121361 Fax: 02 94133433 Email: inall@planet.net.au

Neil Inall grew up on a farm in the Hawkesbury Valley of NSW. He has been a jackeroo, station hand, extension worker, broadcaster and company director. He is best known for his work in national rural radio and television programmes with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and commercial networks. In 1985 he was co-founded of a rural communications consultancy known as Cox Inall Communications which is now one of the foremost groups of its type in Australia. To-day as a consultant he is Chairman of the NSW Native Vegetation Advisory Council, a member of the Board of NSW Forests, Board member of Rangelands Australia and NSW State Co-Ordinator of Topcrop…the national extension programme of the Grains Research and Development Corporation. Recently Inall helped form two new rural groups …one known as Rural Enablers and the other IMW Media Services. But he still spends much of his time talking…chairing national agricultural forums, facilitating farmer workshops, speaking at conferences and to students as well as on radio and television. Neil Inall has won awards for his work in agricultural communications…..he was voted Man of the Year in Australian agriculture in 1980; was a Fulbright Scholar to the United States in 1989 and won an IBM significant achievement award in 1990 for presenting a series of videos entitled "On Borrowed Time" about sustainable farming systems.

Associate Professor Robin S. Jessop School of Rural Science and Natural Resources University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67732502 Fax: 02-67733238 Email: rjessop@metz.une.edu.au

Originally from England with B.Ag. Sci from University College of North Wales and Ph.D in crop Agronomy from University of Nottingham, School of Agriculture, Sutton Bonington, U.K. Arrived in Australia in 1970 and worked as both a district agronomist and research officer with Victorian Agriculture until 1980 specialising in crop nutrition and new crop development work. At this stage also started an interest in determining better ways of establishing research priorities and alternative research funding options. Moved to Agronomy and Soil Science at UNE in 1980 and have retained research interests in new crops (pulse development and release of new triticale lines) and crop nutrition studies. Has operated in both Australia and in Java/Sumatra and has interests in developing international research programs.

Professor Amarjit Kaur School of Economics University of New England Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67732874 Fax: 02-67733596 Email: akaur@metz.une.edu.au

Amarjit Kaur FASSA is Professor of Economic History at the University of New England and is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She was born in Kuala Lumpur and obtained her BA (Hons) and MA from the University of Malaya and her Ph.D from Columbia University in New York. Prior to joining UNE, Professor Kaur taught at the University of Malaya from 1978 to 1990. She held an American Council of Learned Societies/Fulbright Fellowship at the Economics Department, Harvard University, from 1983-4. She is also senior associate member of St. Antony’s College, Oxford, and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Professor Kaur’s main research interests are: Economic Development in Southeast Asia and Asia, with a focus on mechanisms of change and commercialisation; the role of institutions; globalisation and integration of regional economies; international trade and development; industrialisation; changing labour relations; women and child workers; and the environmental and social impacts of resource development.

Em. Professor James R. McWilliam McWilliam Consulting 52 Buderim Avenue Mooloolaba Qld Australia 4557 Tel. 07-5444-0755 Fax. 07-5444 0379 Email: jimmcw@optusnet.com.au

Professor Jim McWilliam AO FTSE graduated from the University of Queensland in 1951,and was appointed as a tree breeder with the Qld. Forestry Department. In 1954 he obtained a Masters Degree from Duke University in North Carolina USA and his Ph.D from Yale University in Connecticut, USA in plant biology in 1958. On return from USA, he joined CSIRO’s Division of Pant Industry working in the Genetics Section on the physiology and genetics of pasture plants. In 1971 he was appointed to the Chair of Agronomy and Soil Science at the University of New England, where he remained until 1982 when he became the first Director of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, based in Canberra. He retired from ACIAR in late 1989, after an exciting period of development and international recognition of the value of partnerships in agricultural research. For the last 13 years he has operated his own Research Consultancy, both in Australia and on the International scene. He has had wide experience in many aspects of agricultural research and over a period of 20 years served on the Boards of six International Centres located around the developing world including IRRI and CIMMYT. He has maintained his strong interests in agricultural development and is a member of the Queensland committee of the Crawford Fund.

Professor Ian Metcalfe Research & International Division/Asia Centre University of New England Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67733499 Fax: 02-67732978 Email: imetcalf@metz.une.edu.au

Professor Ian Metcalfe was formerly an Associate Professor in Geology/Earth Sciences at UNE and is currently Professor in the Research & International Division and Deputy Director of the Asia Centre, University of New England. Originally from England, he trained as a geologist at the University of Durham, and then obtained his PhD from the University of Leeds, U.K. His research interests are wide, including the geological evolution and resources of East and Southeast Asia, social science, labour and gender issues relating to Asia. He is program Director for the University of New England Research Initiative Environmental and Social Impacts of Resource Development in Asia. Professor Metcalfe was also Australian Science Coordinator for the International Ocean Drilling Program and Secretary of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on Carboniferous Stratigraphy. He is a member of the Australian Academy of Science Committee for Solid Earth Science. Prior to joining the UNE, Professor Metcalfe was Senior Lecturer at the University of Malaya and National University of Malaysia for thirteen years. He has been Visiting Fellow/Professor at the Universities of Nottingham, Oxford and Cambridge, U.K., Université d’Orléans, France and the Australian National University. Current activities include the development of multi-, cross-, and trans-disciplinary research programs relating to Asia, including international agricultural research.

Professor Roley Piggott School of Economics University of New England Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-677322313 Fax: 02-67733596 Email: rpiggott@metz.une.edu.au

Roley Piggott is Professor of Agricultural Economics and Head of the School of Economics at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. In addition to administrative responsibilities, he undertakes teaching and research in the areas of agricultural marketing, price analysis and policy. His international experience includes agricultural economics curriculum development in a number of Indonesian universities, assisting in restructuring of the Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at the University of Agriculture-Faisalabad in Pakistan, research on Indonesian food self-sufficiency policy, consultancies on grain marketing and a three-year period as an International Fellow in Food Systems sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation. In Australia he has been involved in a number of government inquiries, especially in relation to agricultural marketing arrangements. He has served as President of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society, Coeditor of the Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Australian Country Representative for the IAAE. Professor Piggott the degrees of Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (UNE 1966), Master of Agricultural Economics (UNE 1970) and Phd (Agricultural Economics, Cornell, 1974) and was elected to the Executive Committee of the International Association of Agricultural Economists in 2000.

Professor Timothy G. Reeves 12 Bridge Street Tanunda SA 5352 Australia Tel: 08-85633236 Email: tgreeves@mail.mdt.net.au

Mr Guy Roth Research Program Manager Cotton Research & Development Corporation PO Box 282 Narrabri NSW 2390 Australia Telephone: 02-67924088 Fax: 02-67924400 Email: guy@crdc.com.au

Guy Roth is the Research Program Manager of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation. The Cotton Research and Development Corporation is a partnership between, and jointly funded by, Australian cotton farmers and the Australian Government. The Corporation funds about $15 million of research projects each year in Australia. Mr Roth is also the interim Environmental Program Manager of the Australian Cotton CRC. Mr Roth holds a Bachelor of Rural Science (Hons) from The University of New England, Master of Applied Science (Resource Management) and is currently undertaking a Professional Doctorate at UNE. Mr Roth has worked for 15 years as a private consultant, industry researcher, Ministerial adviser and educator in agriculture. In 2000, he was responsible for UNE/Australian Cotton CRC winning the Australian Business Higher Education Round Table National Award for collaborative education. His main research interests are in water and irrigation management, soil science, farming systems and environmental issues associated with agriculture.

Professor James Rowe School of Rural Science and Natural Resources University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67732225 Fax: 02-67733275 Email: jrowe@metz.une.edu.au

James Rowe is Professor of Animal Science and CEO, Sheep Industries CRC at the University of New England. Until recently he was also Head of the Animal Science Department at UNE. Professor Rowe was trained at the University of New England gaining a B.Rur.Sc. (Hons.) and then a PhD in Ruminant Nutrition. Following this he had Postdoctoral fellowships at FAO, Dominican Republic and ICI Pharmaceuticals Division, Cheshire, England. Prior to returning to UNE, he held positions of Senior Research Officer, Sheep and Wool, Principal Officer Beef Cattl, and Manager, Cattle Industries in the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia. Over the last 10 years external research funding averaging over $250,000 per year has supported a range of postgraduate student research projects and postdoctoral fellowships in the area of animal nutrition. A specific research emphasis in recent years has been the study of grain utilisation and management of fermentative acidosis. Undergraduate teaching includes coordination of Applied Animal Nutrition and support teaching of cattle production systems and animal nutrition in a range of animal production units for 3rd and 4th year students. Supervision of postgraduate students includes 6 PhD programs currently underway in cattle, horse and dog nutrition. International agriculture consultancies with United Nations Organisations (FAO, UNDP etc) have included the following countries: Mauritius; Ecuador; Nigeria; Brazil; Cyprus;Fiji; Mexico; Maracay; and Austria.

Professor Brian Stoddart Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and International University of New England Armidale NSW 2351, Australia Tel: 02-67733444 Fax: 02-67733354 Email: pvcri@metz.une.edu.au

Professor Brian Stoddart is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research & International) at the University of New England, responsible for formulating the University’s response to national and international funding and policy shifts. He trained as an historian and social scientist at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, then took his PhD from the University of Western Australia. His work was in Asian studies generally, with doctoral work on social and political development in modern south India where he was resident for several years. Before joining UNE Professor Stoddart was for three years the foundation Director for RMIT University’s educational project in Malaysia. Other international posts held by Professor Stoddart include teaching positions in Canada and Barbados; research and development work throughout Asia (including China, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia), South Africa and Europe. Professor Stoddart was Dean of Communication at the University of Canberra; and held teaching/research posts at Curtin and the universities of Western Australia and Canberra. An experienced observer of development policy formulation and implementation, he is deeply interested in cross-cultural applications of innovation.

Dr Bill Taylor CSIRO Plant Industry GPO Box 1600, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia Tel: 02-6246 5223 Fax: 02-6246 5062 Email: bill.taylor@csiro.au

Dr Bill Taylor is Commercial Manager (Research and Development) for the Division of Plant Industry in CSIRO. He completed a BSc in Zoology at the University of Chicago and a PhD in Genetics at the University of Washington, Seattle. He was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship by the American Cancer Society at the University of California, San Diego from 1976 - 1978 where he was involved in some of the first gene cloning work. He was Assistant / Associate Professor of Genetics at University of California, Berkeley for nine years where his research group conducted fundamental studies of gene regulation in plants and developed one of the currently used gene isolation systems, the maize gene machine. He joined CSIRO Plant Industry in 1987 where his research on gene regulation has continued. He was involved with one of the first of the Cooperative Research Centres, the CRC for Plant Science, first as Manager of Research and Commercialisation and then as acting Co-Director. In his current position he is responsible for the establishment and management of research alliances with Australian and international companies. Intellectual property is an important feature of these collaborations. He has served on the Australian Research Council and the Competitive Grants Program of the US Department of Agriculture.

Dr Deborah Templeton Senior Economist Impact Assessment Program Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601 Tel: 61 2 6217 0547 Fax: 61 2 6217 0501 Email: Templeton@aciar.gov.au