Given his family has been growing potatoes for over 50 years, it was only natural for 29 year-old Matt Cunzolo to follow in their footsteps and return to the family farm after completing a diesel mechanic apprenticeship.

Apart from being involved in the day-to-day things that need doing to achieve quality produce, Matt focuses on securing long-term contracts with Smith’s Chips, inspired from his parents success growing potatoes for Snack Brands Australia.

Located in Tolga, far-north Queensland, Cunzolo Farms experiences a lot of unpredictable weather conditions throughout the year.

Matt learnt quickly how to read weather forecast charts to help him spray the right fungicides and nutrient products with a computerised spray rig.

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