Wade Dabinett

Mr Dabinett has over 14 years of experience in the Australian grain industry, encompassing grain trading, storage, handling and production. Wade is a partner in Longtrail Farms, a 7,500 hectare irrigated and dryland broadacre generational farming business based at Parilla in the Southern Mallee of SA which produces a mix of grain, potatoes, sheep and cattle. Wade previously held the position of Chairman of Grain Producers SA, the state's peak industry body representing the states 3,000 grain growers, for four years after serving as Vice Chair for a further two years. He was also the Chair of GPSA's sub-committees for Transport & Supply Chain, Agricultural Security & Priority and was also a member of the Audit & Finance Committee. Wade was previously a member on Primary Producers SA representing the grains industry and a member of the National Policy Council for Grain Producers Australia. He was also appointed in 2015 to the ABC Advisory Committee representing Rural and Regional Australia and reporting to the board on programming and content unitl 2019.He is Chairman of Risk Committee.