Derek & Fiona Smith - Proprietors

Soils Consultant BFM  

'Kenilworth', 134 Falconer Rd, GUYRA NSW 2365

Derek and Fiona have managed a 120 ha farm on the outskirts of Guyra on the northern tablelands in NSW for the last 24 years running prime lamb breeding and merino wethers, fattening and backgrounding beef cattle, as well as mixed vegetables - mainly potatoes and snow peas. They also host a farm bed & breakfast!

Derek teaches Certificate II Horticulture & Certificate IV Organic Farming at TAFE - Armidale Rural Studies Centre, and Fiona is company secretary for Holistic Management International/Australia office based in Guyra.

Derek has completed or attended the following:

• Degree in Business Management - Farm Business Sydney University
• Organic Agriculture & Soil Resource Management - Orange Ag. College
• Chris Alenson's Organic Soil Management
• Grazing for Profit School
• Gradlink & Executive Link Programmes - 4 years
• Holistic Management
• Neil Kinsey's Advanced Soil Management - USA
• Acres USA  Organic Conference
• Certificate in Sustainable Agriculture - Nutri-Tech Solutions (NTS) Yandina QLD
• Use of NTS products since 1994 - mostly with potatoes & snow peas

Services Provided

Derek has been teaching soil management and consulting to friends and students for the last 5 years and is now opening up his consultancy business to the public, with the business specialising in:

• Distribution/sales of soil fertility and plant nutrient products including the Nutri-Tech Solutions range of biological farming products.
• Comprehensive soil and leaf analysis
• Recommendations from soil and leaf analysis
• Holistic soil management consultancy for those in a wide range of agricultural pursuits.

Business services are open to all farmers and graziers, but primarily we focus on organic producers or those transitioning to organic, biological or simply a more sustainable production system.