Jeanette Long

Jeanette's – Bio

Jeanette is an experienced trainer, facilitator and coach with a passion to influence positive change in agriculture. She builds the capacity of those working with farmers as well as facilitating farmer groups.

Jeanette qualifications include a Bachelor of Applied Science in Agriculture, Graduate Diploma in Education, MBA – Agribusiness, AICD Diploma. She has completed professional development in facilitation, speakership, coaching, Family business directors’ course, facilitation of farm families, journalism and is accredited to facilitate the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

Jeanette is also involved in the strategic management of a mixed cropping and livestock family farming business based on Eyre Peninsula and in the Mid North of SA.

Jeanette has developed and facilitated a range of communication, extension, leadership, personal development, mentoring and resilience workshops for many years for a range of organisations in regional and rural areas.

Jeanette’s favourite personal achievement is renovating the Long family farm home which has been in the family since 1886. "It is a work in progress ,and I am enjoying each step in the project which will continue long into my retirement!"

Jeanette is passionate about good engagement and the facilitation of learning. I bring to extension a background in education, agriculture, hands on farming, business, facilitation and coaching I would love to see more professional development offered to increase farmers opportunity to really engage in extension activities rather than being talked at.