(1845 - 1906)
Farrer arrived in Sydney from England in 1870, and worked as a surveyor in the rural districts of the State. While he carried out these duties it came to his notice that the reasons for such poor wheat yields was mainly due to the unpredictability of the Australian climate. The current species of wheat were not hardy enough.
He settled at Lambrigg on the Murrumbidgee River in 1886, and began a series of wheat crossing experiments which were to yield several improved strains, such as The Federation in 1901. These strains were better suited to the climate, and were more resistant to the fungal diseases which had plagued earlier strains.
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