Continuing a long family tradition in agriculture, Darren spent his early years on a wheat and sheep property on the Eyre Peninsula before his family moved to the Riverland. His school years meant coming home to pick oranges and grapes and cutting apricots. Darren and his wife took over the vineyards from his parents and recently expanded into dried sultanas. Together they do their best to balance work with family and sporting commitments.

President of the Barmera Ag Bureau branch since 2014, Darren believes the Ag Bureau’s history and structure, from the top of agricultural governance to the full breadth of grass-roots communities, make it the ideal vehicle for moving information and “giving voice to the non-activists within the rural community.”

Darren would like to see the full range of modern technologies utilised to support the agriculture industry's growth and development. As an active participant in lobbying for innovation and growth, Darren admires the Ag Bureau’s ability to affect change.