Raymond Allen Hare

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Raymond Allen Hare PSM (born 6 October 1946) is an Australian wheat scientist mainly working to develop Durum (pasta) wheat varieties. He is "an award-winning scientist and is regarded as one of the best durum breeders in the world". [1]

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Early life and education

Hare was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 6 October 1946. He attended Normanhurst Public School and Normanhurst Boys' High School and subsequently joined CSR as a trainee chemist at Pyrmont. After completing a chemistry certificate course at the Sydney Technical College (now known as TAFE New South Wales Sydney Institute) and a Bachelor of Agricultural Science from University of Sydney, he began his PhD, "Genetic Analysis of Persistent Adult-Plant Resistences to Wheat Rust", with support from the Farrer Memorial Research Scholarship. [2]

Career

In 1976 he began as a wheat breeder with the New South Wales Department of Agriculture (now NSW Department of Primary Industries), helping grow durum wheat exports from around 8000 tonnes in the mid-1970s to more than 800,000 tonnes, approximately aud$100 million. [3] [4] In addition to developing Australia's durum industry, Hare made significant contributes to durum wheat research, [5] [6] including developing Kamilaroi, Yallaroi, Wollaroi and EGA Bellaroi varieties. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Hare was recognised in the 2000 Birthday Honours list, receiving the Public Service Medal "[f]or outstanding public service in the Department of Agriculture, particularly to the Durum (Pasta) wheat programme". [11] A year later, Hare was awarded the Farrer Memorial Medal, delivering his Farrer Oration, entitled "Durum Wheat in Australia – Past, Present and Future". [12]

In 2003, Hare's hearing was found to have deteriorated to the profound range in both ears. [13] Over a period of nine months, he received bilateral cochlear implants and his hearing stabilised. [2] [13] He retired in 2008, after 32 years of services as the Australian National Durum Wheat Improvement principle research scientist.

A 2018 media profile of Hare suggests he has contributed to an estimated 70 billion meals around the world. [14] He is currently a plant breeding consultant and an advisory board member at University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute. [15] [16]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "Landline - 15/10/2006: Farmer sets up multi-million-dollar pasta business . Australian Broadcasting Corp". www.abc.net.au.
  2. 1 2 3 Ray Hare - Libby Harricks Award Winner, Hearing Matters, August 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Hocking, Jacqui (12 April 2000). "The boomerang crop - wheat's long journey - net grains". The Daily Telegraph.
  4. ↑ Wahlquist, Asa (1991). "TIME TO MAKE PASTA PRESENT FUTURE SUCCESS". Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax Group.
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  7. ↑ "New Type Of Wheat For Pasta Masters". Newcastle Herald. John Fairfax Group. 1998.
  8. ↑ "NSW - Australian wheat key to world's best pasta". Australian Associated Press General News. AAP. 2002.
  9. ↑ Carthew, Natalie (1999). "New Durum Breeds Likely". Countryman. West Australian Newspapers Limited.
  10. ↑ Agronomy of the durum wheats Kamilaroi, Yallaroi, Wollaroi and EGA Bellaroi, Prime Facts, April 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. 1 2 Dr Raymond Allen HARE Australian Honours search facility. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Farrer Memorial Oration 2001". www.dpi.nsw.gov.au.
  13. 1 2 "Treatment ends years of silent suffering". Sunday Telegraph. News Ltd. 2009.
  14. ↑ McArthur, Jacob (18 February 2018). "Faces of Tamworth: Calala's pasta master Ray Hare". The Northern Daily Leader. Australian Community Media.
  15. ↑ "Plant Breeding Institute". The University of Sydney.
  16. ↑ "Wheat research 60 years on". Namoi Valley Independent. June 7, 2018.
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