2018 Young Grower of the Year

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Chris McLoghlin of The Organic Mushroom Farm
Chris McLoghlin Chris McLoghlin of The Organic Mushroom Farm has taken out this year’s prestigious AUSVEG Young Grower of the Year Award.
Chris McLoghlin of The Organic Mushroom Farm
Chris McLoghlin Chris McLoghlin of The Organic Mushroom Farm has taken out this year’s prestigious AUSVEG Young Grower of the Year Award.

Young Grower of the Year 2018

Victorian mushroom producer Chris McLoghlin of The Organic Mushroom Farm has taken out this year’s prestigious AUSVEG Young Grower of the Year Award.

Chris is the founder and director of The Organic Mushroom Farm which markets the Mycelia Organics brand of mushrooms through independent grocers and the major retailers nationally. The Farm is the largest certified organic mushroom farming company in Australia.

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WINNER - Chris McLoghlin Age 33, Melbourne, Victoria

Chris McL
Business The Organic Mushroom Farm
Expertise Director
Crop Focus Mushrooms
Methods Certified Organic

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Daniel Hammond Age 34, Bairnsdale, Victoria

Daniel-Hammond
Business Bulmer Farms
Expertise Horticulture
Crop Focus Salad lines and baby broccoli
Methods Balanced

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Olivia Ryan Age 22, Ballarat, Victoria

Olivia-Ryan
Business McCain Foods Limited
Expertise Agronomist
Crop Focus Potatoes
Favourite Beneficial Bug Ladybird and Hoverfly - they eat a LOT of bad bugs

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Daniel Quattrocchi Age 28, Adelaide, South Australia

Daniel-Quatrocci.
Business Monika’s Organics
Expertise Manager - All Operations
Crop Focus Bunch Lines
Methods Certified Organic

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Jake Shadbolt Age 23, Swan Hill, Victoria

Jake-Shadbolt
Business Scotties Point Farms
Expertise Vegetable Production
Crop Focus Onions, Broccoli and Beetroot
Methods Conventional

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Stephanie Corrigan Age 28, Clyde, Victoria

Steph-Corrigan
Business Corrigan Produce Farms
Expertise Farming
Crop Focus Baby Cos, Celery, Kale, Leeks,
  Silverbeet,Pak Choy, Onions
Methods Integrated Pest Management

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Mitchell East Age 25, Manjimup, Western Australia

Mitchell-East
Business                  Willarra Gold
Expertise                 Farmer/Grower
Crop Focus Tropical Fruits, Vegetable Production
Methods Permaculture and IPM - We work with what
  we’ve got with soil health and nutrition

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Past Winners and Nominees

Corteva Agricience have been proud sponsors of the annual Hort Innovations Young Grower of the Year award since 2018. Meet all of our past winners and nominees.

2019

2019 Young Grower of the Year, Daniel Hoffman is a 35-year-old vegetable grower from Penfield, South Australia, specialising in IPM and Biodynamic farming of Tomatoes, capsicums, eggplant, cucumber and bunch lins.

Meet the 2019 Nominees
Xavier Toohey 2021 winner

2021

Potato grower Xavier Toohey from Wallace in Victoria was the 2021 Winner of the Young Grower of the Year Award. Xavier was praised for his leadership and tenacity.

Meet the 2021 Nominees