Guy Hebblewhite

Guy is a 2013 Scholar and was elected to the board in 2024.

In 2013 Guy travelled and studied agribusiness management and waste to energy to produce biomethane. Recently he exited the family agribusiness of chicken meat production and wagyu cattle backgrounding in Tamworth, NSW. He is also currently creating an agri-marketplace.

He is the past chair of the federal governments AgriFutures chicken meat advisory panel. He was a member of the policy committee on the Australian Chicken Growers Council (ACGC), and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors course (AICD).

Guy is the past Chair and Treasurer of Nuffield Farming Scholars NSW Branch and was part of the conference team that pulled together the first regional national conference in Tamworth in 2022.

He looks forward to continuing the great work of previous boards and engaging with the Nuffield alumni globally.

Board

Jane Bennett

Chair

Jane Bennett

Chair

Jane Bennett, a 2008 Nuffield Scholar, is an experienced agribusiness leader who has served on the Nuffield Australia Board since 2013. She is Chair of Hop Products Australia and a Non-Executive Director of Grain Growers Ltd and Sustainable Timber Tasmania.

Rob Bradley

Rob Bradley, a 2009 Nuffield Scholar, runs Bradley Agriculture in Tasmania, managing dairy, lamb, and irrigated cropping, and is a partner in a NSW broadacre farm. He serves on the Cressy Longford Irrigation Scheme, Toosey Aged Care, and Dairy Farm Management Business boards.

Don Madden

Don Madden, a 2010 Nuffield Scholar, is co-owner and director of Smithfield Cattle Company, overseeing lot feeding, exports, logistics, and property management. A former QLD State Chair, he has shaped industry strategy through ALFA and pioneered the feedlot sector’s first Trainee Manager program.

Kara Knudsen

Kara Knudsen, a 2013 Nuffield Scholar from Mundubbera, QLD, runs a beef enterprise and is passionate about Australian agriculture. She has held key Nuffield volunteer roles in sponsorship, strategy, and events. Kara has shaped the beef industry through policy work, industry reviews, and leadership programs like AICD and WCF Agribusiness.

Johanna Tomlinson

Johanna Tomlinson, a 2019 Nuffield Scholar from WA’s South Coast, joined the Nuffield Board in 2024. She runs a beef enterprise with her husband and has held leadership roles in NRM, biosphere initiatives, and regional investment. A graduate of AICD and Rabobank EDP, she is dedicated to strengthening regional communities.

Nigel Corish

Nigel Corish, a 2014 Nuffield Scholar from Goondiwindi, QLD, joined the Nuffield Board in 2023. As MD of New Leaf Ag, he farms 4,500ha of cotton, grains, and pulses. A graduate of AICD, he is Vice Chair of Grain Growers Ltd, a director of Cotton Seed Distributors, and Chair of Ability Agriculture.

Donald McGauchie, AO

Donald McGauchie was appointed to the Nuffield Board in 2013 as a special skills external Director. He is Chairman of Nufarm Limited, AACo, and AWTA, with past roles including Chairman of Telstra and the Victorian Rural Finance Corporation. A former NFF President and Reserve Bank Board member, he was named Rabobank Agribusiness Leader of the Year in 2001 and awarded the Centenary Medal. In 2004, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia.