The Mount Barker District has a rich history of agricultural production and the Mount Barker Agricultural Bureau has played a significant role in improving production through information and innovation. This story of the Bureau and aspects of agriculture in this area have been recorded in a book by Moya Stevens.
James was one of the speakers at the Launch of this book, ‘100 years of the Mount Barker Agricultural Bureau’ at Howard Vineyard on Thursday 8th March. James was also very instrumental in generating community sponsorship for this project.