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Josh Giumelli celebrates 25 years with Kondinin Group

Josh joined Kondinin straight out of uni and has been with the group ever since.

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Kondinin Group research general manager, Ben White (right), congratulates researcher Josh Giumelli for 25 years of service with Kondinin Group.

Kondinin Group research general manager, Ben White (right), congratulates researcher Josh Giumelli for 25 years of service with Kondinin Group. | Credits: Jenna Santos, Kondinin Group.

A huge congratulations to Josh Giumelli for recently celebrating 25 years with Kondinin Group.

Having dedicated over half of his life to his work with Kondinin, Josh is well known among our members, readers and the wider Australian farming community for his research, farming workshop insights and mechanical knowledge.

Josh joined the group straight out of university after completing a mechanical engineering degree. Combining this training and farm experience with developed writing skills, the work Josh does is unique and highly valued.

In his 25 years with the group, Josh has authored hundreds of detailed articles and Research Reports for Farming Ahead, and more than half a dozen books for Kondinin Group. The now out of print Workshop Companion was arguably one of the biggest efforts ever undertaken by an individual Kondinin Group staff member at 324 pages and 220,000 words. Furthermore, Josh has become quite the "influencer" with some of his videos on social media attracting over 200,000 views. 

Thanks for all your hard work over 25 years Josh! It is an absolute pleasure working with you.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2025 (January 2026)

This month’s Research Report covers the highlights from Agritechnica – the world’s largest trade fair and show for ag machinery and technology. The event is held every two years and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors.

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Research Report: Mobile Phones (December 2025)

With the closure of Telstra’s 3G network, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put several popular 4G phones to the test to see how they stacked up. Our standard test protocol applied over the past two decades was maintained as each handset was measured by the maximum distance a two-way call could be made from a phone tower.

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Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

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Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.