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.