What We Do
About AgSTAR
Established in 2011, AgSTAR Projects is committed to empowering people and advancing agriculture. From the paddock to Parliament House, we deliver projects that drive change across agriculture and the environment.
We provide a comprehensive range of services. Here’s what we offer:
Consulting services
Extension and Adoption
- Strategy, planning and design of agriculture extension programs
- National coordination of agriculture extension programs
- On ground delivery for producers and stakeholders
- Showcasing success through case studies
Capacity Building
- Leadership and skill development for individuals and teams
- Coordinating national mentoring programs and leadership workshops
- Designing and delivery of customised training programs
Project management
- Planning and executing agriculture and environmental projects
- Managing timelines, budgets and resources
- Coordinating multi-stakeholder collaborations
- Monitoring and evaluating project outcomes
- Delivering project milestone and final reports
Stakeholder engagement and consultation
- Managing national consultation projects
- Working across industries, governments and stakeholder groups
- IAP2 qualified deliverer
- Coordinating multi-modal engagement tailored to client and stakeholder needs
- Building partnerships to align goals and drive collaboration
- Using insights to inform decisions and strategies
Monitoring and evaluation
- Designing M&E frameworks to measure project outcomes
- Upskilling stakeholders in M&E principles
- Delivering actionable reports to guide improvement
- Developing M&E tools including surveys
Facilitation
- Designing and delivering interactive workshops and forums
- Facilitating productive discussions to achieve outcomes
- Encouraging collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Utilising tools and techniques to engage diverse audiences
Strategy and planning
- Developing clear, actionable plans to achieve project and industry goals
- Aligning strategies with stakeholder needs and priorities
- Conducting situational analyses to inform decision-making
Communications and media
- Communication and media strategy development
- Content creation – across platforms and channels
- Media releases and interview management
- Communication campaign management
- Case studies and interviews
Event management
- Management of event planning, logistics and budgets
- Communication and marketing
- Event execution
- Monitoring, evaluation and reporting
Biosecurity, animal health and integrity systems
- Developing industry-wide biosecurity strategies
- Creating tailored biosecurity plans and templates
- Supporting compliance with animal health, welfare and integrity standards
- Training in Australia’s animal health system, including emergency disease response and preparedness
Agriculture & Agronomy
Callen who is a co-owner of the company is an agronomist and offers advice and services to land managers and their advisors. Services include:
PROGRAZE™ delivery
- Facilitating PROGRAZE™ workshops to enhance pasture and grazing management
- Providing practical, science-based strategies for livestock producers
- Supporting producers to improve productivity and sustainability
- Delivering tailored advice to meet regional and enterprise-specific needs
Meat & Livestock Australia Carbon EDGE delivery
Carbon EDGE is a two-day training program providing insights into opportunities for emissions reduction and carbon storage activities in livestock grazing businesses.
- Facilitating MLA Carbon EDGE workshops to build knowledge in carbon
- Supporting producers to identify and implement emissions reduction and carbon storage activities.
- Providing practical tools for measuring, managing and reducing emissions
- Tailoring advice to align with enterprise goals and sustainability objectives
Farm planning
Working with enterprises to develop comprehensive plans to optimise farm productivity and sustainability.
Soil testing
Providing soil coring services for agriculture.
What makes us different?
We have a technical agricultural background as well as professional development skills. We make it happen and get things done to deliver for our clients. We are adaptable and flexible. We genuinely want to deliver outcomes that improve industry. We are passionate about facilitating positive change – getting people on board and wanting to make changes and extending knowledge and skills. We enjoy inspiring and influencing people and industries particularly in agriculture.
We value a sustainable agricultural industry. We want to help develop and mentor people in the industry to feel inspired and passionate about the future of the industry. The person representing us would be authentic, down-to-earth, clever, energetic, adaptable and a doer.
Our clients are industry bodies, research and development corporations, government, agribusiness and primary producers.