Tony Wells
B Nat Res, Ass Dip Horticulture
LANDSCAPE PLANNER
Tony has over 20 years’ experience as an agricultural scientist with CSIRO and the NSW Department of Primary Industries. At NSW DPI, he focussed on improving the environmental performance of vegetable and fruit farming, particularly soil health and sediment/nutrient losses. He has extensive experience in hydrological monitoring and automated runoff sampling and has worked with a wide range of farmers conducting on-farm experiments and environmental projects.
Tony has also worked with landholders on native biodiversity projects and has taught horticulture and soils at TAFE and in youth support organisations. He managed his own business providing landholders with soil management recommendations and interpretation of soil lab-tests and is passionate about using data visualisation to communicate complex concepts. Tony is currently undertaking a graduate certificate in Data Science at the University of Newcastle.