Name Jake Frecklington Twitter @JFrecklington Age 24 Location Drouin, Victoria What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Traineeships and Apprenticeships in Agriculture and Horticulture, as well as increasing awareness of careers in primary industries. Job title Apprenticeship Adviser What does your company/ business do? Rural Skills Australia (RSA) provides advice and assistance on [...]
Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
Name Jodie Ward Twitter @JodieNT Age 26 Location Katherine NT What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef and Rangelands research Job title Technical Officer What does your company/ business do? Research and extension regarding a number of issues revolving around sustainable land management and increasing beef production in extensively managed beef enterprises [...]
Geordie Elliot- Director of GE Livestock
Name Geordie Elliott Twitter @GeordieElliott1 Age 24 Location Byaduk, Western Victoria What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef Cattle Breeding Livestock Marketing Livestock Photography Mixed farm management (Prime Lamb and Beef) Stud Cattle Showing Job title Director of GE Livestock What does your company/ business do? I own a small Marketing [...]
Emily Colless- Regional Services Manager, West for NSW Farmers Association
Name Emily Colless Twitter @EmilyColless Age 24 Location Come-by-Chance NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work for NSW Farmers Association a membership based State Farming Organisation (SFO) as the regional representative for the Western area. I have also co-authored a book, ‘Yum Yum…Where Does It Come From?’ a rhyming [...]
Alice Dowle- Watts – Corporate Services Assistant at MLA
Name Alice Dowle- Watts Age 22 Location Sydney (Northern Beaches) What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Livestock marketing and R & D (research and development) Job title Corporate Services Assistant What does your company/ business do? I work for the MLA (Meat and Livestock Australia) who looks after the marketing and promotion [...]
Alix McFarland- Regional Service Manager for NSW Farmers Association
Name Alix McFarland Twitter @alixmcfarland Age 34 Location Hay NSW What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Currently, I’m employed with the peak agricultural lobby group in NSW, as their representative in the South West region. I also have my own freelance writing and photography business, which aims to capture the essence of [...]
Caitlin U’Ren- Jillaroo
Name Caitlin U’Ren Twitter @ThePilbaraLife Age 22 Location Marble Bar WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef Production & the Northern Pastoral Industry Job title Jillaroo What does your company/ business do? We produce produce quality beef cattle predominantly for the live export market. Describe your job on the average [...]
Ailsa Gibson-Sheridan- Policy & Admin Officer at Victorian Farmers Federation
Name Ailsa Gibson-Sheridan Twitter @vff_yaps Age 30 Location Melbourne VIC What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Agribusiness (policy) for the Victorian Farmers Federation Job Title Young Agribusiness Professionals (YAPs) Policy and Administration Officer What does your company/ business do? The YAPs are the 18-35 division of the Victorian Farmers Federation, which is [...]
Timothy Svehlak- State Operations Manager for Elders
Name Timothy Svehlak Age 28 Location Perth, WA What part(s) of the industry do you work in? The retail and services area of the rural sector Job title State Operations Manager What does your company/ business do? Elders Rural Services has been around for 173 years and it is the most recognised Brand in Rural [...]
Bryan Granshaw- Managing Partner Granshaw Farming Company
Name Bryan Granshaw Twitter @bryangranshaw Age 43 Location Dalbeg, Nth Queensland What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work in the production and harvesting of sugarcane, and some legume crops as well. Job title Managing Partner Granshaw Farming Company What does your company/ business do? Granshaw Farming is involved in the sustainable [...]
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Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
