2025-08 Chris Russell AM
Speakers
Speaker: Chris Russell AM
Topic: Global Food and Water Security - the Next 50 Years
Date: 25th August 2025
Chris trained as an agricultural scientist and has worked in various technical, advisory and commercial roles in over 30 countries mainly specialising in ruminant production and fodder conservation. He is a successful agri-businessman having established and owned, with his family, a number of companies specialising in cattle feeding systems and specialised stockfeed supplements. He was also a joint owner of a research company focussed on the wool industry. Chris has been active in his profession and the community as National President of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Chair of the Federal Ethics Committee and the Disciplinary Tribunal of that body – a role he currently holds. Chris is an ambassador for the North Shore Heart Research Foundation and was Deputy Chairman of The Council of Barker College in Hornsby from 2000 – 2014.
For more information check out Chris' website, www.agriminders.com.au, where you can listen to the best minds in Australian Agriculture tackle the big issues of our future - Chris explores the critical issues affecting the next 50 years in Australian agriculture. In each episode Agricultural Scientist Chris speaks with the key intellects, custodians or 'Agriminds' tasked with securing the future of our food and fibre production in Australia and discusses how Australian agricultural issues can also have a larger worldwide impact. Agriminders - New on PodcastOne Australia, you can listen to the three part episode "Water Water Everywhere".