Seed of Light Award

The GRDC Seed of Light Award was initiated in 1999 and is presented each year to someone who makes a significant contribution to communicating the outcomes of research.

Previous recipients have included:

Year	Northern Region	Southern Region	Western Region
2017	Barry Haskins	Ed Hunt	Stephen Davies
2016	N/A	Dr James Hunt	Garren Knell ConsultAg
2015	Alison Kelly	Hugh Wallwork SARDI	Blakely Paynter DAFWA
2014	Hugh Brier QDAFF	Dr Mark Conyers NSW DPI	Dr Ben Biddulph DAFWA
2013	Mal Ryley QDAFF	Dr Steve Marcroft Marcroft Grains Pathology	Jeremy Lemon DAFWA
2012	Greg Platz DEEDI	Rob Wheeler, SARDI	Owen Grieve ABC Rural
2011	John Cameron Independent Consultants Australia Network	Col Wellings Australian Cereal Rust Control Program	Geoff Fosbery Consultag
2010	Richard Daniel Northern Grower Alliance	Wayne Hawthorne Pulse Australia	Stephen Powles WAHRI
2009	Steven Simpfendorfer NSW DPI	TJ Higgins CSIRO Plant Industry	Bill Bowden DAFWA
2008	Neal Dalgliesh CSIRO	John Kirkegaard CSIRO Plant Industry	Peter Newman DAFWA
2007	Mike Bell QDPI	Jon Lamb Jon Lamb Communications	Peter Mangano DAFWA
2006	John Slatter Pulse Australia	Peter Hayman SARDI	Bill Crabtree WANTFA
2005	Col Mullen NSW DPI	Nick Poole Foundation for Arable Research	Cameron Weeks Mingenew Irwin Group
2004	David Murray/Melina Miles QDPI	Ian McClelland Birchip Cropping Group	Peter Nelson Grainpool
2003	John Doughton Central Queensland Farming Systems	John Passiour CSIRO Plant Industry	Ros Jettner DAFWA
2002	Kevin Moore NSW DPI	Neil Fettell NSW DPI	Vanessa Stewart DAFWA
2001	Graham White QDPI	Chris Preston University of Adelaide	Ros Jettner (not presented an award)
2000	Wayne Strong QDPI	Nigel Wilhelm SARDI	Robert Loughman DAFWA
1999	Peter Hayman NSW DPI	Di Carpenter NSW DPI	Frances Hoyle DAFWA

For further information contact Kylie Dunstan, GRDC Communication Manager on 02 6166 4500.