Background
Farran, Ian Gibbs was born on April 30, 1950 in Terang, Victoria, Australia.
consultant agricultural engineer
Farran, Ian Gibbs was born on April 30, 1950 in Terang, Victoria, Australia.
Diploma in Agribusiness, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Australia, 1979. Bachelor in Agricultural Engineering, University Melbourne, Australia, 1979. Master in Engineering, University Melbourne, Australia, 1976.
Diploma in Electronic Engineering, Bendigo College Advanced Education, Australia, 1985.
Extension agricultural engineer Victorian Department Agriculture, Melbourne, 1974—1980. Manager maintenance and construction Mayfair Farms, Terang, 1980—1984. Agricultural consultant, founding director Agribiz Engineering, Geelong, Australia, since 1984.
Senior lectr.agrl. engineering Marcus Oldham Farm Management College, since 1993. Managing director Western Plains Pork, Victoria, 1997—2002, Pastoral Pork Company, Otway Pork, Victoria, since 2000. Manager environmental program Poultry Cyclic Redundancy Check, Victoria, since 2003.
Director Pork Council Australia, Victoria, 1999—2001, PRDC, Victoria, 1990—1996, Bioresources Australia, Victoria, 1992—2001.
Fellow: Institution Engineers, Australia. Member: VFF, Chicken Meat Research and Development Committee, American Society Agricultural Engineers, Agricultural Engineering Society Australia.
Married Robyn Farran. Children: Georgia, Andrew, Lachlan.