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 [...]
Tegan Nock- Stud Manager and Australian Year of the Farmer Roadshow Crew
Name Tegan Nock Twitter @TeganNock Age 21 Location Bogan Gate, NSW (near Parkes) What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Beef and Cereal Production, Public Relations Job title Stud Manager, Australian Year of the Farmer Roadshow Crew What does your company/ business do? Australian Year of the Farmer (AYOF) – is a not-for-profit [...]
Paige Cape- Senior Coordinator, Agricultural Development & Youth Initiatives
Name Paige Cape Twitter @paigecape Age 28 Location Sydney What part(s) of the industry do you work in? Youth in agriculture and agricultural education Job title Senior Coordinator, Agricultural Development & Youth Initiatives What does your company/ business do? I work for the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. We celebrate Australia’s achievements in agriculture and [...]
Ellen McNamara- Communications consultant
Name Ellen McNamara Twitter @ElliePSMac Age 31 Location Sydney What part(s) of the industry do you work in? I work as an agribusiness and natural resource management communications consultant for Cox Inall Communications. I work for all sorts of clients in the agricultural sector. Job title Consultant for Cox Inall Communications What does your company/ [...]
Elizabeth Brennan- AYOF Roadshow Crew & Sustainable Systems Student
Name: Elizabeth Brennan Age: 26 Location: On the road so, c/- the horizon at the end of the highway (but usually Wongan Hills, WA) Job title: Australian Year of the Farmer (AYOF) Roadshow How did you get into agriculture? Mucking about in a pig pen and running amok in wheat paddocks as a kid has [...]
Shelley Piper- Angus Youth Development Officer
Name: Shelley Piper Age: 25 Location: Cassilis NSW Job title: Angus Youth Development Officer How did you get involved with agriculture? I grew up on the family farm so always knew about the opportunities in the industry. Education: Bachelor or Rural Science at University of New England If you studied/ trained in agriculture, why did [...]
Madeleine Hamilton- Marketing, Membership Services, Events & Industry Liaison
Name: Madeleine Hamilton Age: 23 Location: Sydney, NSW Job title: Executive Officer – Marketing, Membership Services, Events & Industry Liaison, Australian Lot Feeders Association How did you get into agriculture? I grew up on a sheep property in Mudgee, rural NSW. Education:Hurlstone Agricultural High School & I hold a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics from the [...]
Lynne Strong- Marketing & Sustainability Manager of Clover Hill Dairies, National Program Director of Art4Agriculture
Name: Lynne Strong Location: Clover Hill Dairies Jamberoo NSW 2533 Job title: Marketing and Sustainability Manager for Clover Hill Dairies www.cloverhilldairies.com.au National Program Director for Art4agriculture www.art4agriculture.com.au How did you get into agriculture? 6th generation farmer Education: B Pharm Adv Dip Agriculture If you studied/trained in agriculture, why did you choose that degree/certificate? Recognition of [...]
Ruth Redfern- Manager, Public Affairs, National Farmers’ Federation
Name: Ruth Redfern Age: 27 Location: Canberra, ACT Job title: Manager, Public Affairs, National Farmers’ Federation Twitter: @nationalfarmers How did you get into agriculture? I’m from a farm in northwest NSW, where my family grow cotton, wheat and other crops (barley, sorghum, sunflowers, faba beans, chick peas and corn), and run cattle. I guess you [...]
Profile of the month
Jodie Ward- Technical Officer in beef and rangelands research
