Jamie Spence

Jamie Spence (I: @spenceoid89) describes himself as an amateur farmer who has been home since harvest 2015, now taking on more succession based management of the family farm. Jamie didn’t attend ag-school or ag-college but has a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science + Conservation Wildlife Biology. He did a brief stint in a Diploma of Secondary Education (Science + Mathematics) but chose not to complete, before going on to earn his Bachelor of Creative Industries in Game Design & Culture, and eventually opting to come back and take on the family farm.

Jamie is the current Chairperson for the local NRM group, North Stirlings Pallinup Natural Resources, which serves as landcare and grower group. He also currently sits as the Vice-President to the rural youth advocacy group AgConnectWA and is a member of the WAFarmers Grains Council for the Stirling Zone.