Dr Michael Campbell

Michael has a PhD and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from The University of Sydney and a Master of Business Administration from the University of New England. He worked for over three years as a Beef cattle extension officer with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and then moved to work for Rabobank in rural finance for three years. Michael has a strong interest in commercial agricultural production and has previously managed a large fully integrated cattle operation in Papua New Guinea before returning to Australia. He has also worked as a consultant on farm business benchmarking projects and for industry funded projects. Michael is currently a member of the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition committee and the Federal Council of the Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS). His PhD investigated the use of forage crops to increase profitability and decrease risk in commercial pasture based dairy farming systems. Michael currently runs a beef cattle breeding operation with his wife and children near Adelong.