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FRIDAY 15 JULY 2022

9.00am-10.00am 'Ross McKenzie Scholarship Program'-Mr. Peter Baker MC-Australian Sheep Breeders' Association

10.00am-11.00am 'Young Voices from the Land' forum - Chair -Mr. Bill Lewis, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

11.00am-11.30am Jobs Victoria Supporting People for Work and Connecting Employers with the Staff they Need' - Talk - Maria Sgiaroto Jobs Victoria Advocate and Mr Kevin O'Loughlin, Team Leader, Jobs Victoria Career Counselling Service

11.30am-12pm 'Sheep Sustainability Framework' launch - Dr Scott Williams, Chair of Sheep Sustainability Framework

1.00pm -2.00pm 'The Need and Opportunities for Urban Students in Agriculture' - Mr Scott Graham Head of Agriculture Barker College, Sydney Chair - Prof Jim Pratley, Charles Sturt University Wagga

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 'World leading Objective Measurement Technologies in Lamb talk - Mr Jason Strong, Managing Director Meat and Livestock Australia '

4.00pm-4.30pm 'Rethinking Innovation: Risks and Challenges of not adapting' Talk - Ms Elizabeth Cameron, Farmbot Monitoring Systems

4.30pm - 5.00pm 'Harvesting your Ag Career' - Career Opportunities with Career Harvest and AgCAREERSTART programs talk - Mr Luciano Mesiti, CEO Primary Industry Education Foundation (PIEFA)

 

SATURDAY 16 JULY 2022

9am - 10am 'Understanding the weather outlook for the rest of 2022' by Jane Bunn of Jane's Weather

10am-11am 'Young Voices from the Land' forum-Mr. Bill Lewis, Chair, Australian Institute of Agricultural Science

11:00am-11.30am 'Farmbot Demonstration: Return on investment of remote water monitoring' Talk - Ms Elizabeth Cameron, Farmbot Monitoring Systems

11.30am - 12.30pm Characteristics of a Digital Ag Markets Place Auctions Plus Sheep and Lamb Outlook - Talk - Mr Tim McRae Chief Market Analyst Auctions Plus

12.30pm - 1.00pm 'Technology powering better farming decisions: How to get value from AgTech.' - Alec Duffy - LX Group

1.00pm - 1.30pm 'Ups and downs of interest rates and commodity prices and where to for land values' - Mr Matt Gill - Rural Bank

1.30pm - 2.00pm 'Harvesting your Career' opportunities with Career Harvest and AgCAREERSTART program Talk - Mr Luciano Mesiti CEO Primary Industry Education Foundation (PIEFA)

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

 

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 2022.

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 2022 15-17 July 2022