Steve Rice

Steve Rice
Chief Executive Officer, Dairy Authority of South Australia

Steve Rice is CEO of the Dairy Authority SA and has been a member of the DIAA and predecessor organisations for over 30 years. Steve holds an Hons BSc and PG Diploma in Food Technology and has worked with the dairy industry for over 30 years in the Department of Agriculture and Dairy Authority.

Steve has extensive industry knowledge having worked in dairy regulation at state and national level, state and Commonwealth dairy marketing arrangements and has wide auditing experience in all industry sectors.

Steve has extensive dairy product judging experience in South Australia with the SA Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society, the DIAA (SA Division) and SA’s Cheesefest.

For his outstanding service to the Australian dairy industry, Steve received the DIAA John Bryant Gold Medal.