Federal Council

Tom is an early career research fellow at the CSIRO in the Agriculture and Food business unit. He is currently working on a project funded by the Australian Government‘s Future Drought Fund called ’Decide and Thrive’. This project aims to find selection strategies that will be better prepare farmers for drought, allowing them to make more informed decisions to ensure rapid recovery post-drought. Prior to working at the CSIRO, Tom completed a PhD at Charles Sturt University investigating the constraints on lamb growth in intensive feeding systems. He used CT scanning of lambs to analyse energy transactions and changes to body composition throughout growth. Tom also has many years of experience working on commercial sheep and beef cattle farms based in Southern NSW.