FARMANCO your complete Australian farm advice company
Farmanco is one of the largest farm consultancy practices in Australia.
The Farmanco Group was established in 1978 and evolved from the Dowerin and Districts Farm Management Advisory Service. Ken Sevenson took over the practice with around 70 farm business clients. Farmanco continues to grow and now has more than 20 professional consultants advising over 750 clients.
We have multiple regional offices across the wheat belt, great southern and south coastal regions of Western Australia, as well as an office and Farm Management Consultant in Albury, New South Wales.
Our advice is personalised and we work with our clients to provide the best possible outcomes. Farmanco consultants are specialists in the following:
About Farmanco
Farmanco Principal: Rob Sands, Eric Nankivell, David Ward, Don McTaggart, Laurence Carslake, David Cameron, Brent Pritchard, Chris Robinson, Mae Connelly, Mark Lawrence, Ben Curtis, Ryan Duane and Keith Symondson.
Farmanco Board: Laurence Carslake (Chair), Nigel Hennessy (Deputy Chair) David Cameron and Don McTaggart
CEO: Keith Symondson
Trading Name: Farmanco Management Consultants Pty Ltd
ABN: 44 195 932 840
Trading Address and Contact Details: 2 Hartung Street or PO Box 260, Mundaring, WA 6073. Telephone: (08) 9295 0940. Email: info@farmanco.com.au.
Country of domicile: Australia
CEO – Keith Symondson
Keith was appointed to the Farmanco Group as our first CEO in 2016. His role being to manage Farmanco and work with our consultants to provide the services and products our clients need.
Keith became a Principal in Farmanco in late 2019.
Originally from the UK, Keith and his family moved to Western Australia in 2006. Keith has a varied employment background that took him all over the world. Keith’s expertise lies in working with businesses to improve their internal management systems, processes and efficiency.
Based in our Mundaring office, Keith can be contacted on (08) 9295 0940 or keith@farmanco.com.au.
Farmanco Board
Laurence Carslake
Laurence became Chairman of the Farmanco Board in 2020, taking over responsibilities from Rob Sands who retired from the position.
Laurence has provided both farm management and agronomy services with Farmanco since 2007, and has a long history in and knowledge of broadacre agricultural production systems. His practical experience covers the selection, operation and maintenance of most farm and earth moving machinery.
Based in Pingelly in the Great Southern, Laurence can be contacted on 0407 441 157 or lcarslake@farmanco.com.au.
Nigel Hennessy
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David Cameron
David Cameron has worked in Agronomy since 1996, joining Farmanco in 2009. Based out of Moora and providing support to clients in the central midlands area of Western Australia, David is passionate about driving productivity growth for his client base. He is quick to adopt new technology and use patterns.
David joined the Board as a Director in late 2019.
Based at Moora, David can be contacted on 0458 696 724 or dcameron@farmanco.com.au.
Don McTaggart
Don McTaggart, Marketing Consultant, has been with Farmanco since 2006, and has worked in agribusiness since 2003. His clients are located across the Albany, Kwinana and Geraldton port zones of WA, as well as the Wimmera district of Victoria.
Don can provide advice on the full range of grain marketing options, including derivatives.
Based in our Albany office, Don can be contacted on 0427 387 300 or don@farmanco.com.au.
Farm Management Consultants – Danny Sanderson
“Joining Farmanco is one of the best decisions our business has made. As a professional independent, Eric viewing the business from a numbers, practical and people perspective has been an important part of our success.”
Business Discussion Groups – Andrew Fowler
“Gained a great insight into some of the best family businesses in Esperance, who are all at different stages of development and growth. This gave them a real insight as to what their own business should aspire to in 20 years. It only works if all the participants are committed to confidentiality, and to complete honesty. I would definitely recommend others consider participating in a similar process.”
Farmanco Grain Marketing – Colin Nicholl
Grain marketing has become a complicated and time-consuming part of farming, so we decided to enlist the professional services of Farmanco Grain Marketing.
They provide price discovery, negotiate and execute contracts with buyers on our behalf and manage our position right through harvest. They will also optimise and allocate all of our grain, once harvest is completed.
We have no hesitation recommending the services of Farmanco Marketing, for anyone who is looking for a partner to manage the marketing of their grain.
