Director...Mark Ferguson
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
Mark Ferguson has a farming background and has farmed Angora goats for
the last 12 years in partnership with his brother Tim. They currently
run approximately 400 head of Angoras along side their Poll Dorset stud
on the family property, Mallee Park at Hopetoun. Mark has strong interests
in all aspects of fibre production and is also interested in quantitative
genetics. He currently works as a Research Scientist at the CSIRO in Perth,
Western Australia. Mark completed a degree in Agricultural Science at
the University of Melbourne in 1999 before starting in his current role.
In his current position he works mainly in wool related research and development
projects. He currently manages a large grazing experimental site as part
of the Australian Wool Innovation funded national Lifetime wool project.
He also currently manages the RIRDC funded mohair sire evaluation project.
Director...Norm McCrea
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
Norm and his wife, Jean currently run 200 breeding angora does and 500
merino ewes on their property at The Gap, Wagga Wagga NSW. Norm started
in the industry in the early 80's and over the years has witnessed the
huge advancements made in both the quality of fleeces and the quantity
of production nationally. Norm believes strongly that the focus and future
of the angora industry is in the production of quality mohair and for
the producers to "reap the reqards of their efforts" Norm has
recently retired from full-time work and now plans to devote moe time
to contribute to the promotion and marketing of mohair.
Director...Juliana Neve
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
Juliana has been breeding angoras and involved in the mohair industry for over 20 years, Juliana and her husband Jeff currently run over 1000 angoras at their 1500 acre property at Walkaway, Western Australia. They produce around 4500kgs of mohair annually. Juliana operates the Koorana Angora stud and aims to breed robust animals that will thrive under their harsh environment and produce large quantities of fine mohair. Juliana is actively involved in industry promotion and has recently showcased Angora goats at the launch of the GiG Guide in WA, which was held at their property. In addition to their mohair enterprise, Juliana and Jeff run very successful goat meat and sheep enterprises.
Director...Edward Rogister
EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE MOHAIR INDUSTRY:
Born in England in 1944 I migrated to Australia in 1954 settling in Gosnells, a suburb in Perth. We purchased our first milking goat in 1969 when our daughter was born lactose intolerant. I worked for Cyclone KM Product Division, producing ringlock fencing, and selling and servicing farm sheds. Moving to Albany in 1974 I commenced work as a self-employed building contractor and maintaining a small farm. We introduced angoras to this holding in 1979 and have running them ever since. I learned to shear the goats myself and still shear them today. We have run as many as 700 angoras but currently run 350. My wife, Janice, was one of the original workers at the Mohair Pool in Albany where she assisted with the classing and she is still a very good mohair classer. I am a fully qualified wool classer and also run a superfine merino flock. For the last 16 years I have had my own business – a distribution outlet for interior lining for domestic, warehousing and commercial projects and the sale of building products where I currently employ 5 permanent staff and up to 20 contractors, having an annual turnover of $3.5m. I am a current member of the WA Farmers Union as a wool councillor. I am semi-retired from full-time work and am very interested in helping rural enterprises such as AMMO Ltd. I am sure that with my expertise I could assist in the decision making process with the management team to have a well-run organisation.
