Mates in Grain Blog
Dedicated to the people whom we work with
When you work with Allied Grain Systems, you work with a team of people who understand farming; the ups, the downs, the risks and the opportunities.
Welcome to Mates In Grain.
A fast-paced digital series exclusive to Allied dedicated to the great people whom we have the pleasure of working with every day. Our Mates In Grain.
We share the stories, the everyday challenges, the quiet wins and pockets of joy that comes with the job we know and love; working and living in grain.
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- Greg Thomas runs a mixed farming enterprise alongside his wife Linda and Mother-in-law Maree. They have 4000 hectares of land […]
- You can read the full Australian Bulk Handling article here: Bulk Handling Review September/October 2024
- Brooke Kaveney is a research fellow currently involved in an international project, helping to fund alternative solutions to rice production […]
- Mitch Hawker is a second-generation farmer from Brobenah, New South Wales, a small farming area with rich soils 45km east […]
- Meet Andy. Andy Laidlaw is a grain farmer from Ararat, a former gold mining town in regional Victoria, nestled […]
- Click below to Listen to our Podcast episode with Kayla, hosted by Emma Smith. Kayla Evans was raised […]
- Steph Schmidt is a farmer and Clinical Psychologist from South Australia, who is on a mission to build a thriving […]
- Brothers, Jeremy and Alec Pengilley are grain farmers from the Liverpool Plains in NSW. Together, they run a mixed cropping […]
- Dom Parkman is a fourth generation farmer from a small village called Murringo, near Young NSW. He works alongside his […]
- Ben is a co-founder of ag software company AgriDigital, and is a fourth generation farmer. Ben grew up on a […]
- Where are you from, how you got involved in the industry and a background on your farm – so your […]
- The Allied Grain Systems team is looking forward to seeing progress move forward at the T-Ports sites in South Australia […]
- Silos go UP in Merri Merri, New South Wales! This client has added 2x 48-14 grain silos to their existing […]
- Check us out in the October 2021 edition of Ag Trader National! “As Australia’s farmers start harvesting what is expected […]
- This Mettler Toledo 28m above-ground weighbridge is a steel deck equipped with safety rails. The weighing system is powered by […]
- John White, Director of Allied Grain Systems and Sheree Gibson, Officer Manager recently had a chat with ABC News to […]
- Why are more and more farmers turning to on-farm grain storage? Among benefits including having more control during market and […]
- Allied Grain Systems is proud to work with leading global businesses in agriculture to develop next-level grain handling equipment. These […]
- Allied Grain Systems is excited to be installing a new grain storage facility for premium malt barley provider Barrett Burston […]
- Allied Grain Systems is proud to announce our new partnership with AgriDigital to help growers get the most out of their farm […]
- Mark is a third-generation farmer who was born and raised on the family farm in the northern-west Wimmera region. He […]
- Jake is a grain grower located near Condamine on the Western Darling Downs in Queensland, farming with his wife and […]
- Josh is a grain farmer from Walgett, New South Wales who runs a mixed farming enterprise covering 17,000 acres. 10,000 […]
- Broden Holland is a 3rd generation farmer located 30km north-west of Young, NSW. Alongside his Mum, Dad and two fulltime […]
- Broden Holland is a 3rd generation farmer located 30km north-west of Young, NSW. Alongside his Mum, Dad and two full-time […]
- With the workshop expansion in Young set to create jobs and double production capacity, Allied Grain Systems is honoured to […]
- Allied Grain Systems National Sales Manager Dave Markham is down in South Australia speaking at the T Ports grower meetings […]
- The AGI Xtend Swing Away Auger offers the convenience of being able to extend, swing side-to-side and retract, without having […]
- Alex Doyle is a 6th generation farmer who works alongside his brother Mitch and Dad Brian in Forbes, New South […]
- Allied Grain Systems is thrilled to be working on the T-Ports Wallaroo development this year where we will be building 20,500 […]
- Over the last few months, you would have seen our enthusiasm over the AGI range of X Series Inline and […]
- Allied Grain Systems is proud to be working with T-Ports and the ICAM ACIF Port Infrastructure Trust as it expands […]
- Gil Jones runs his own farming operation alongside his wife Jenny in Turoar Victoria. Coming from a strong farming background, […]
- Gil Jones runs his own broadacre farming operation alongside his wife Jenny in Turoar, Victoria. Coming from a strong farming […]
- Steve is the Managing Director of Seedtech, a company based out of Young NSW that provides the seed industry with […]
- Jason is the Director of Smithfield Cattle Company, a family owned cattle operation that grows and markets cattle both domestically […]
- Smithfield Cattle Company is a family owned cattle operation that grows and markets cattle both domestically and internationally, located in […]
- Leigh is from a small farming community in Binnu, just north of Northampton in Western Australia. He’s a solutions specialist […]
- While practicing health and safety precautions, the Allied team are still busy at work delivering the top grain storage solutions […]
- Introducing Allied Grain System’s newest On-Farm Storage Manager, Dave Markham! You may recognise Dave from our Mates in Grain series! […]
- Emme is from a small town called Bendick Murrell, located near Young NSW. She’s grown up on a cropping and […]
- From a young age, Chris Sharkey always showed a keen interest in agriculture and grain production. Now, he’s the fourth […]
- Gavin and his wife Ange run a mixed farming operation in the Riverina region of NSW in Kyalite. The fourth-generation […]
- John White, Managing Director of Allied Grain Systems, was recently interviewed by The CEO Magazine! He talked about the importance […]
- Jack Stallard is a young gun in grain, who’s recently started hay baling for a family farm in Wagin, on […]
- Check out these shots from the NSW Riverina! The customer purchased 4 x MFS 42-12” Sealed Silos which have been […]
- Emma is a passionate agronomist with Landmark in Temora, NSW, and has been working in the industry professionally for nearly […]
- Chris lives on his canola, barley and sheep farm in Cootamundra, tucked in the South West slopes region of NSW. […]
- Nellie is a graduate research agronomist for the independent research company, Kalyx, based in Young, NSW. Originally from the Southern […]
- Farming is often chaotic and unpredictable. Take the guess work out of your grain storage with Allied Grain Systems. Our […]
- If you’re thinking about grain storage this harvest, look no further than Allied Grain Systems! Whether it’s a cone silo […]
- Greg is CEO of Arkle Farms, a large family-owned ag business established in Western Australia. For 30 years Greg has […]
- David is a senior agronomist and Branch Manager for Landmark in Young, NSW, and his favourite part of the job […]
- Paul is a grain farmer from West Wyalong, NSW who grows wheat, canola and barely. He and his brother run […]
- Paul was born and bred in West Wyalong, NSW. His father trained him on their family farm, and after school […]
- Stuart is the operations manager on his family farm in Mandurama, NSW Central Tablelands alongside his parents where they use […]
- Eva grew up on a wheat, canola, barely and sheep farm 10km east of Temora, NSW. After studying a Bachelor […]
- Allied Grain Systems’ own Emma Godsell recently spoke on the Tradeswomen Australia podcast about her career in metal fabrication and […]
- Ned was born and bred in Young, NSW. Upon completing school, he went to Sydney to study Ag Science and […]
- Coby is a little different to our previous Mates in Grain features – he grows hay! Located in Swan Hill, […]
- Allied Grain Systems is passionate about making worldwide connections through its partners to deliver THE BEST solutions to our Aussie […]
- Matt is a fourth-generation farmer from Crowther, New South Wales. His great grandfather received the original block as a soldier […]
- Julia is a board representative in Warracknabeal, north-west Victoria and is passionate about the future viability of Australian farms. Between […]
- Hamish is a fifth-generation farmer from Cumnock in central New South Wales. After spending a year in the Northern Territory […]
- Tyson is a third-generation farmer who works for a mixing farming operation in Meningie, South Australia. His parents were grain farmers […]
- 25-year-old Brendan grew up just outside of Young, NSW and was introduced to the farming lifestyle very early. He moved […]
- Hamish grew up on his family farm in the west of Young, NSW. Now 22, he’s dedicated to helping run […]
- Tarren (Biz) is a third-generation grain grower from the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, 10km west of Cummins. Spanning across […]
- For 50 years Jack White grew grain at Bogan Gate as a third generation farmer in Central West NSW. Jack […]
- A change made to depreciation rules last year means support for farmers to prepare for drought. Farmers are now able […]
- Richard grew up on a mixed grain and cattle property on the banks of the Condamine River in the Southern […]
- From a young age Jamie spent the majority of his time helping on his childhood farm with his Pop. Now […]
- Ben is a 4th generation grain grower from Werrimull, Victoria. Ben works closely with his family on their 6000-acre property, […]
- Emma is an agronomist, farmer and researcher based in the Riverina and Central West NSW. Knowing exactly what she wanted […]
- Meg is from a mixed livestock and cropping property just out of Parkes, NSW. Meg has been busy studying an Ag/Law […]
- Ever seen a silo construction? It’s our passion, it’s what we do, and we love to share our work with you. […]
- Luke Felmingham is a grain grower from the Goulburn Valley in Invergordon, Victoria. There he lives with his wife and […]
- Cargill Malt Plant is an agribusiness company with malting facilities in Europe, the Americas and Australia. It has six Australian […]
- Matt is a sixth generation farmer based at Clinton Centre on the Yorke Peninsula, SA, trading as Kalimar Ag. He […]
- Think you’ve got what it takes to join our fantastic team? Allied Grain Systems is a progressive rural company based […]
- Allied Grain Systems has been featured in agricultural and rural farm newspaper, The Land. Our story was published on Thursday, […]
- Keiley is originally from Gulargambone, but now lives around Narromine, NSW. She and her partner have a small property focusing […]
- Fraser Hewitt lives south of Theodore in the Shire of Banana! Fraser is a fifth generation farmer who manages 27,000-acre […]
- Greg Rae, a third generation farmer from Kyalite, South Western Riverina, NSW. He runs his 50,000 acre mixed farming operation, […]
- It’s all coming together at Fellows Bulk Transport Allied Grain Systems has just completed Stage 2 of a grains intake […]
- Malteurop Australia, a French-based malting plant, has just finished a major upgrade of their Geelong malting site. The upgrade, named […]
- Allied Grain Systems has been at a fundraiser in Young, NSW, to raise money for local shearer and family man, […]
- Derek is a grain grower from Uranquinty, near Wagga Wagga in NSW. He runs a 1000ha cropping enterprise with his […]
- Allied Grain Systems teamed up with Malteurop Australia for their plant expansion in Geelong. The Malteurop upgrade, named Project Kardinia, […]
- Ben is a fifth generation farmer from Maitland, South Australia. Married to Belinda with two kids, Ben produces barley, wheat, […]
- GrainCorp contracted Allied Grain Systems to design and construct a large capital project for grain silo storage. This facility was […]
- Ben Mangelsdorf is a grain grower from West Wyalong, NSW. Ben runs a mixed farming operation, splitting his time between […]
- Graeme Hendy is a fourth generation grain grower from Numurkah, Victoria. Graeme loves the freedom that comes with growing grain, […]
- John Maudsley is a grain grower from Westmar John loves seeing the crops he produces supplying food to people across […]
- MEET Will Coulton, a young, innovative mixed farmer from North Star, NSW. Will knows how important his mates in the grain […]
- MEET Leigh Fuller, mixed cropping and sheep farmer who sure knows how to farm! Alongside his father and uncle, Leigh […]
- Jamie Latta is a grain grower from Walpeup, near Ouyen, North West Victoria in Mallee. A fourth generation farmer, with […]
- Geoff Bergmeier is a grain grower from Lockhart, south west of Wagga Wagga, NSW! Geoff loves the freedom of being in […]
- Jim Collis is a grain grower from Beckom in the central part of the Riverina, NSW! Jim loves the flexibility that is […]
- Meet Aaron Prettejohn from SA’s South East! Aaron has always had a passion for the grain industry, and was lucky […]
- Jack Flavel is a grain grower from Gladstone, located in the mid-north of South Australia! Jack understands and appreciates the […]
- Jordan’s love for everything Ag developed from a nostalgic childhood growing up on his family’s grain farm on the Northern […]
- Matt Correll is a grain grower from near Arthurton on the Yorke Peninsula, SA! Matt loves the innovation that comes […]
- Sam Leonard is a grain grower from Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula! Sam says “he can always rely on his mates in the […]
- Ewen Beaton is the cropping manager of Kioma a mixed farming enterprise owned by the Fairfax family in Goodiwindi. Ewen […]
- MEET Andrew Stevens! He’s a mixed grazing and cropping farmer from Mangoplah, NSW. Andrew knows he can rely on his […]
- Meet Ben Shepherd! He’s a local grain grower from Balaklava, SA, who couldn’t be any happier to be a part […]
- Meet Ben Taylor from Condamine, Western Downs Region! Ben was born and raised in the small farming community of Condamine, […]
