Home » People & achievements » Prominent People (A-Z) Prominent People A-Z Listing Search Department: All - Industry - Government This section lists industry people who have made a significant contribution to the achievements and success of agriculture in South Australia and Australia. Where information is available from a readily available source, a link is provided. K Kelly, William Stanley 1882 - 1969 Sheep breeder and agriculturalist. With his father Robert Kelly, William Kelly bred sheep and lambs for export. In 1922-24 he was chairman of the South Australian Advisory Board of Agriculture, and then worked overseas. In 1945-53 he was a co-opted member of the advisory council of the CSIR (now CSIRO). When the Australian Mutual Provident Society began to develop the Ninety Mile Desert in the upper South East in the late 1940's, it benefited from Kelly's expertise in developing similar country on Kangaroo Island. For three years he was chairman of the AMP Society's land development committee. Image: Cyclopedia of South Australia People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Kelly, Dudley Gould 1908 - 2003 Dudley Kelly was a pioneer farmer in the Parndana area on Kangaroo Island, clearing his property into a productive enterprise. He was founding chair of the local agricultural bureau and kept up the latest research on trace element deficiency, a problem for early farmers. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Kenny, Michael 1808 - 1892 Farmer at Morphett Vale and Shea-oak Log, and became secretary of the Light Farmer's Club. He was instrumental in achieving uniform rates for railway freight, particularly wheat. He was also active in discussions leading to the South Australian Waste Lands Amendment (Strangways) Act of 1869, which encouraged closer settlement and the spread of agriculture. Image: SLSA Image B8510/9 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Keynes, Joseph 1810 - 1883 Sheep breeder. Founded Keyneton Estate near Angaston. From 1840 he was a committee member of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society. He systematically amassed thousands of acres of land and had a high reputation as a merino sheep breeder. Image: SLSA Image B47042 1875 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Keynes, Richard Robinson 1857 - 1928 Sheep breeder. On his father's death in 1883, Richard took over the management of Keyneton Estate and he too became a notable sheep breeder. He expanded the station's business to include the breeding of draught horses and Shorthorn cattle. The studs wool had won prizes at the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876 and the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in 1886 as well as at local and interstate shows. Image: Cyclopedia of South Australia People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Kidman, Sir Sidney 1857 - 1935 Pastoralist. Created an empire of pastoral properties that formed two chains of stations. One chain stretched in nearly a continuous line from the well watered tropical country around the Gulf of Carpentaria, south through western Queensland to Broken Hill, and across the border into South Australia within easy droving distance of Adelaide. The second chain of stations strung along the Overland Telegraph line from the Fitzroy River and Victoria River Downs in the north to Wilpena station in the Flinders Ranges near Adelaide. Thus he was able to move stock from drought stricken areas to others and sell in markets where the price was highest Image: SLSA Image B6749 1927 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Obituaries Australia Website Adelaidia Website Kluge OAM, Michael John 1933 - 2015 Mike Kluge was a popular farmer from Claypans in the Murray Mallee who developed his run-down property into a viable success by seeking advice and trialing his own ideas in developing the land. He was a leader in soil conservation and sustainable land management. Image: PIRSA Ag History PIRSA Ag History Knight, Geoff 1953 - 2018 Geoff had a distinguished career in public service, including work in the social justice area, Treasury and policy. With little background in the primary industries sector Geoff was appointed as the Chief Executive of Primary Industries and Resources and then the head of the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Krause, Malcolm Rex (Rex) 1924 - 2021 Rex’s wheat breeding work had a major impact on the grains industry in South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria. While the wheat breeder for 25 years based at Roseworthy Agricultural College he released a number of varieties, the most significant being Halberd which was released in 1969. Attended Roseworthy College before receiving a Farrer Scholarship to Adelaide University. After returning to Roseworthy, Rex was appointed as the Principal Research Officer in the Department of Agriculture. Image: Adelaide University PIRSA Ag History Roseworthy Campus Association Australian Grain Technologies Adelaide University Krichauff, Friedrich Eduard 1824 - 1904 Politician. Krichauff had a lifelong interest in scientific agriculture and made many experiments in his own garden. He was a member of parliament, was appointed to the Central Agricultural Bureau and the council of Roseworthy Agricultural College. He then became a life member of the new Council of Agriculture. Image: SLSA B48253 1870 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Kroehn, Herbert Edward 1900 - 1979 Herb Kroehn was a pioneer farmer in the Swan Reach district and grew pastures of medics and was a very good breeder of sheep. He won many awards for his sheep, lambs and wool and was a great promoter of .the sheep industry. Obituaries Australia L Ladd, Dr Jeff 1931 - 2009 Dr Jeff Ladd was a world renowned soil scientist at CSIRO Urrbrae whose studies on carbon and nitrogen in soils played an important role in determining soil organic matter levels, the wheat soil system and the ecologically sustainable production of cereals. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Laffer, George Richards 1866 - 1933 Fruit-grower and politician. In 1883, Laffer followed his father as a fruit grower at Belair. Although he later was an elected member of Mitcham Council (and Chair) and elected to the South Australian Parliament, his main interest was agriculture. He was prominent in the South Australian Fruitgrowers' Association (later SA Fruitgrowers’ and Market Gardeners’ Association), a life member of the Agricultural Bureau, founding member and chairman of the Advisory Board of Agriculture and a member of the Royal Agricultural Society. Image: SLSA B 4540 People Australia Website Australian Dictionary of Biography Website Lee, Dr Ken 1927 - 2007 Dr Ken Lee was a soil biologist at CSIRO Urrbrae whose leading research showed that earth worms and other insects could improve soil structure and nutrients to increase agricultural production. Image: The Advertiser PIRSA Ag History Legoe, John Walker 1951 - 2006 John Legoe was a successful farmer and local government leader from Kingston SE who served on the SA Natural Resources Management Council and the Australia Land Council. 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