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Howard Hollow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Horticultural Scientist /Botanist / Viticulturist/ wine producer / soil and water agronomist / microbiologist

  • Education

    • University of melbourne burnley horticultural college campus

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      Bd hort science horticultural science

      Horticultural Science originally Department of Agriculture Victoria then taken over as University campus.

    • University of melbourne burnley horticultural campus

      1974 - 1976
      Bdhort sci maih post graduate botany (microbiology) horticulture and post graduate botany

      Activities and Societies: Horticultural research and extension with PIRSA, Environmental and commercial mangement, founding member Australian Institute of Horticulture and Society of Natural Therapists and Researchers. A member of the RWGGA and the RWIA.Howard has many years of experience in agronomy and the conduct of soil surveys for viticulture, vegetable, olives and reclaimed water use on agricultural land for EPA reports supporting licence applications Howard had extensive study of French and Italian wine industries to learn ancient wine production methods. Howard has qualifications in Complementary medicine. Howard has extensive laboratory soil plant and pharmaceutical analysis experience and has written scientific papers, reports, grower manuals on horticulture, plant science and the use of Recycled water in horticulture and broad acre agriculture under pivot & fixed irrigation . He was project manager of the $63 Million Virgina Pipeline… Show more Howard had extensive study of French and Italian wine industries to learn ancient wine production methods. Howard has qualifications in Complementary medicine. Howard has extensive laboratory soil plant and pharmaceutical analysis experience and has written scientific papers, reports, grower manuals on horticulture, plant science and the use of Recycled water in horticulture and broad acre agriculture under pivot & fixed irrigation . He was project manager of the $63 Million Virgina Pipeline delivering recycled reclaimed water from the Bolivar WWTP to 230 growers on the NAP and conducted a 4 year project to prove the efficacy and safety of the use of CLASS A RCW . Howard has managed projects relating to revegetation, landscaping and irrigation of the Adelaide Desalination Plant. Also worked extensively as a scientist in microbiology HEPA filtered laboratories and haematology microscopy units all over Australia and set up testing laboratories for pharmaceutical plants under TGA rule. Show less

  • Experience

    • Sa mushroom company

      Jan 1978 - Feb 1992
      Managing director

      Managed the day to day activities of staff and provided technical lead for the production of 17 -20 tonnes of mushrooms per week. Provided day to day operation of computer controlled environmental controls ( airconditoning) of modern Dutch supplied growing rooms pre production rooms and conducted marketing to Coles Woolworths and individual greengrocer traders in the Adelaide markets and interstate. Previously General Manager of Dandy Mushroom Farm and VML with responsibility for over 100 staff and 45 tonnes production per week and $13 MIllion per annum in sales. Included operation of Victorian Mushroom Laboratories a virus free secure laboratory developed to import virus free cultures from The UK and France which saved the Australian mushroom industry ( the second largest horticulture industry by value) from locally acquired virus disease that was devastating the industry. Supervised the building and operation of the laboratory in which were installed terminal absolute filtration and exhaust banks , autoclave media and sterility testing and culture maintenance conducted in laminar flow cabinets with completely autoclaved sterile theatre gowns caps shoes and gloves. Show less

    • Herbal supplies ltd

      Jul 1996 - Jul 1998
      Quality assurance manager

      HPLC HPTLC Microscopy general plant QA GMP GLP documentation

    • Department of primary industries sa

      Aug 1997 - Aug 2009
      Program manager/senior consultant

      Management of government and privately funded research development and extension programs in horticulture , viticulture and reclaimed water irrigation , soil analysis including chemistry and soil microbiology and provision of services to wineries, piggeries and abattoirs in the impact of the use of reclaimed/recycled water on soils used for agricultral production.

    • Possum way vineyard

      Jul 2002 - Jul 2023
      Wine industry

    • Renlee estate wines now based in the adelaide hills ,lenswood sa.

      Aug 2002 - Jul 2023
      Owner operator

      Management of viticulture and winemaker.Howard operated a vineyard in the Riverland region of South Australia and has a boutique winery which is now based in the Adelaide Hills and grows and sources grapes for white and red wines from the Adelaide Hills where he resides.The wines are marketed throughtout South Australia to restaurants , cafes and small boutique hotels where the highly commended wines complement wine lists and are used as "Wines of the Month" to enhance dining experience and add to food establishments profitability. Show less

    • Renlee estate wines / possum way vineyard

      Aug 2002 - Jul 2023
      Chief executive officer

      Howard worked from 1997 to 2009 for Primary Industries and Regions SA division Rural Solutions as Senior Horticulture Consultant and Program Manager for wine grapes, olives, vegetables,almonds and flowers in the areas of pest and disease management , agronomy and irrigation specialising in reclaimed water use originally as lead researcher for the Virginia Pipeline Scheme. Howard is a wine grape grower and wine maker on an Estate Vineyard growing and sourcing up to 80 tonnes of red and white grapes per. Worked on soils in the Adelaide Hills , the Riverland and on the Northern Adelaide Plains over many years plus has covered all aspects of horticulture and agriculture production, soil / water science and microbiology of soils and plant diseases. Howard has vast experience in financial and executive roles for production units and not for profit grower groups having served on committees and research committees including government , industry and research body committees for several horticulture industries. Specialised in research into reclaimed water use in intensive horticulture. Howard owned and operated a large horticulture production enterprise with fifty staff and up to twenty (20) tonnes production per week supplying major chain supermarkets and the Pooraka and interstate wholesale markets. Additionally he owned and operated a boutique vineyard and winery business initially located in the Riverland of South Australia and relocating to the Adelaide Hills. Show less

    • Greening australia

      Sept 2009 - Dec 2011
      Commercial manager

      Management of provenance revegetation projects with outdoor staff including revegetation of the Adelaide Desalination Plant and many projects throughout South Australia. Management of the organisation’s tube nursery and seed collection of native provenance plants from all South Australian regions, propagation by seed and cuttings day to day management of revegetation teams.

    • Irrigation supplies

      May 2015 - Feb 2017
      Manager

      Past Manager of Irrigation design sales and project management and installation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Bd hort sci ( hons) , maih, grad dip com med (naturopathy), post grad botany ( microbiology)

      Mu

    • Senior first aid

      St john's
      Jun 2015