Graham grew up on his mother and father's small grain farm near Brookstead, Queensland. Inheriting his father's passion for growing, Graham left school to pursue his future in agriculture after completing year 10. His parents gifted him a small amount of seed capital and that allowed him to borrow enough to buy his own small property in 1973.
Over the years, and along with his wife Wendy, Graham built that small property into Clapham Farming, a successful grain and cotton enterprise in Cecil Plains in the heart of the Darling Downs
Graham has long been a pioneer in implementing modern technologies such as controlled traffic farming systems and the use of biosolids.
He also has a wealth of knowledge on many of the challenges that face Australian farming families. Family dynamics in the agriculture space are of particular interest to him. He believes that generational succession is one of the biggest threats to Australian farming families, with many not surviving the transition. With their three kids now grown up and building their own families, Graham and Wendy have undergone a meticulous succession process to ensure that Clapham Farming carries on successfully in the hands of future generations.
