Careers and Technology Hub Marquee

FRIDAY 14 JULY 2023

9.00am-10.15am 'Ross McKenzie Scholarship Program'-Mr. Peter Baker MC-President Australian Sheep Breeders' Association

10.15am-11.15am 'Young Voices from the Land' forum-Chair Mr. Bill Lewis, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

11.15am-11.45 ‘The Benefits of a Self Replacing Composite Lamb Production Flock Relative to Traditional Sheep Breeds Lamb Production Flocks’ Mr. Luke Carr, Maryvale Lamb Company, Maryvale NSW

12noon-12.30pm  Mr. Mark Ferguson CEO neXgen Agri International Ltd.

12.30pm-1.00pm ‘As Agriculture and Climate Converge-How Farmers Can Capitilise-Mr. Andrew Ward EO Regen Farmers Mutual

1.00pm-1.30pm ‘Eliminating the $70m Livestock Theft and Reducing Lamb Losses Using Satellite Tracking by Community Clusters for Low Cost per Farm.-Mr. Kevin Butler Fine Wool and Lamb Producer, Kilmore East Vic

1.30pm-2.00pm speaker from Integrity Systems Company (ISC) Meat & Livestock Australia

2.00pm-2-30pm ''No half Measures - Estate Planning for Farming Families' Mr Trent McGregor - Talk - Robertson Hyett Lawyers

2.30pm-3.30pm 'Young Voices from the Land' forum-Mr. Bill Lewis, Chair Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

3.30pm-4.00pm. 'Harvesting your Career' - Career Opportunities with Career Harvest and AgCAREERSTART programs talk-Ms. Jayne Johns Primary Industry Education Foundation (PIEFA)

4.00pm – 4.30pm  Farmers for Climate Action Talk-CEO Ms.Fiona Davis

4.30pm-5.00pm Upskilling in the Sheep and Wool Industry-an Opportunity for all in the Sheep & Wool Industry-Mr James Preston, University of New England (Bendigo campus)

5.00pm-5.30pm Discussion on Lumpy Skin, Foot & Mouth and other Exotic Animal Disease Risks for Australian Livestock Producers and International Meat Markets- Speaker from Animal Health Australia

 

 SATURDAY 15 JULY 2023

9am-9.30am 'No half Measures - Estate Planning for Farming Families' Mr Trent McGregor - Talk-Robertson Hyett Lawyers

9.30am-10.30am 'Young Voices from the Land' forum-Mr. Bill Lewis, Chair, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

10.30am-11.00am  'Harvesting your Career' - Career Opportunities with Career Harvest and AgCAREERSTART programs talk-Ms. Jayne Johns Primary Industry Education Foundation (PIEFA)

11.00am-11.30am ‘Eliminating  the $70m Livestock Theft and Reducing Lamb Losses Using Satellite Tracking by Community Clusters for Low Cost per Farm.-Mr. Kevin Butler fine wool and lamb producer, Kilmore East. VIC

11.30am-12noon (To be confirmed)

12.00noon-12.30pm 'No half Measures - Estate Planning for Farming Families' Mr Trent McGregor - Talk - Robertson Hyett Lawyers

12.30pm-1.30pm 'Young Voices from the Land' forum-Mr. Bill Lewis, Chair, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

 

Are you keen to get into Ag or fascinated by Australian AgTech or both?

Then the Australian Sheep & Wool Show's Career and Technology Hub is your kind of place.

Highlighting pathways to exciting careers in agriculture, veterinary science, agribusiness and ag skills training while showcasing cutting-edge ag technologies is a focus of Sheep Show 2023.

New seminars, forums and agricultural education and skills training information sites are the must-see opportunities for people seeking to join our thriving primary industry sector.

'Jobs, jobs, jobs' is this year's theme. And the talent is certainly out there.

One Australian university's recent B.Agr.Sc. degree course intake jumped by 50% on the previous year and 55% applying for entrance were not from an agricultural or rural background.

The major reason given for students selecting the course was their search for a sustainable future.

With world food production required to double present production rates to meet the demands of the predicted 9.8 billion world population by 2050, the hunt is on for the farmers, scientists and agribusiness champions of the future.

We need you.

An exciting new seminar 'The Need and Opportunities for Urban Students In Agriculture', the Career and Technology Hub's popular 'Young Voices from the Land' forums and the Ross McKenzie scholarship program are aimed at encouraging high school students, their parents and teachers to consider training and careers in a wide diversity of agribusinesses.

Universities, agricultural colleges, high schools and TAFE providers of agricultural education and skills training in Southern Australia will have information sites promoting their courses and scholarships.

Exciting state of the art new digital agricultural technologies including NBN Co's Muster Truck satellite service, state of the art watering monitoring systems and electronic livestock identification innovations will be demonstrated and discussed throughout the Sheep Show.

Sponsors Auctions Plus, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), plus Gallagher Pty. Ltd. and other leading ag innovation companies are sponsoring information sites and seminars throughout the show.

If you are interested in a sustainable future, intrigued by Ag. Tech. and keen to use your talents for growing Australia's food and fibre sector then make your way to the Careers and Technology Hub and other information sites at the forthcoming Sheep & Wool Show 14-16 July 2023