With a background in law, commerce, and economics, NT Farmers CEO Greg Troughton brings strong leadership and strategic development skills to NT Farmers. Raised in the Northern Territory, he is passionate about stakeholder engagement, business growth and strengthening the Northern Territory’s agricultural industries. Greg has previously served as CEO of CouncilBIZ, driving business transformations across the NT, and led the Real Estate Institute of South Australia for 13 years, managing a team of 40 and advocating for over 2,000 members. Greg has also consulted for various sectors, focusing on improving culture, strategy implementation, and governance.
Andrew has extensive experience in government relations, finance, and project management. Prior to NT Farmers, Andrew led a corporate systems transformation at Charles Darwin University, implementing business process innovations and strategic planning. Andrew collaborates closely with the CEO to drive critical strategic initiatives and leads efforts in stakeholder engagement, project oversight, and advocacy to champion sustainable, profitable agricultural practices tailored to the unique demands of the NT. With a focus on building strong relationships across sectors, Andrew actively engages growers, investors, government bodies, and Indigenous communities. His approach strengthens NT Farmers' strategic partnerships, uncovers growth opportunities, and fosters collaboration to address challenges within the agricultural industry.
Trish is passionate about the industry and worked with the NT Horticultural Association prior to it becoming NT Farmers Association. She has an immense wealth of knowledge about the association and the industry.
Di has more than 20 years working in the Northern Territory agricultural sector in various roles in research, technical sales, watermelon agronomy. She has always had a keen interest in farming since growing up on a mixed family farm in NSW. Di is committed to providing the farming sector in the NT with up to date technology and information.
Mandy's role is to relieve some of the administrative load from the Project Officers, such as assisting with report writing, seeking funding, maintaining milestones and deadlines, to maximise their time on the ground, working with growers. Mandy will also work with the team to identify and apply for funding opportunities to support the great work of NT Farmers. Mandy has lived in the Territory for the past 12 years and has spent time in the Daly River and Batchelor regions.
As the NT Regional Development Officer for the National VegNET program, Mariah assists vegetable growers in the NT with issues they are experiencing in their business and industry through providing one on one support, facilitating workshops and running field trials. Mariah has a background in the Agricultural industry of Northern WA including 5 years with DPIRD in Broome and Kununurra.
Tahna has over 20 years’ experience in the agricultural
sector, working in government and non-government roles advocating and
supporting the agricultural sector. She worked at AgForce Queensland for over
11 years as a Regional manager and project manager, Prior to joining NT Farmers
in April 2022, she worked as a team leader for the National Recovery and
Resilience Agency, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Courtney Luck joined NT Farmers in July 2023 as Manager - Northern Hub. Courtney is responsible for the delivery of a number of Northern Hub and Future Drought Fund projects, including the Modern Soil Moisture Monitoring and Healthy Soil Pits projects. Courtney lives with her family outside of Katherine and has been in the Territory for 5 years.
NT Farmers acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, water and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging. This website is made possible thanks to the NT Government's Community Benefit Fund
