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1. Mentor of the Month Episode 4 now out!
Episode 4 of the FFN Mentor of the Month Podcast see's Oli Le Lievre chat with Matt Linnegar from the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation
Oli & Matt touch on the transition from growing up in the city but being destined for Agriculture, the fabrication of a 'divide' and the desire for constructive and progressive collaboration to face the problems in which Rural Australia faces today and will face, click here to check out the episode!
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2. Alice is off to evokeAG!
Together with Agrifutures Australia, Future Farmers Network offered one member a complimentary ticket and $500 travel bursary to the upcoming evokeAG. Conference in Melbourne.
evokeAG. allows delegates to explore what’s next in the agrifood tech space, covering three main themes; Food – Farm – Future. evokeAG. is an immersive experience delivering diverse topics and cutting edge innovation from across the region and around the world. It is the only event of its type where people come together to connect, collaborate and evolve all things agriculture.
We had some FANTASTIC applications and it has hard work selecting winner from all the great answers to our question "What do you think the future of food is". But we couldn't go past Alice Clarke, a farm technologist from Moree, NSW.
Here's a snippet of her answer, and you can read it in full here.
"The future of food is merging the gaps between everyone in the supply chain through the use of information and technology. Having information and data that flows both ways involving the producer, consumer and everyone in between. It is using that data captured on farm to form the beginning of the story on how the product was produced."
evokeAG is a sell out, but make sure you follow their FACEBOOK page for plenty of updates throughout the event!
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3. Farmers2Founders Ideas Program now open
What do we mean by ideas? This program is designed for primary producers in the agri-food and fibre industry with an idea for a new business, an invention to commercialise, or who are working on a value-add product. What does F2F provide? We help producers + entrepreneurs get started, get unstuck, and get the support they need to turn ideas or inventions into a business. Over 12 weeks, F2F provides funding, coaching, tools, and more to support producers to work out if their business idea is worth pursuing. The program is largely remote, with one in person session in March to kickoff the program. Find out more right here!
If you are heading to EvokeAg next week in Melbourne next week (18th-19th of February), Farmers2Founders will have a stall in the CRDCC space on both days and would love to chat with you about your business and the innovation programs we run.
They also welcome you to attend our Farmers2Founders Pitch Night on Wednesday the 19th February, where 8 of the Bootcamp innovators will pitch their business ideas to investors and industry leaders and representatives.
Please find more information here. Look forward to seeing you there.
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4. Intercollegiate Meat Judging Northern Conference
University students and young professionals in agricultural industries can now register to attend the second annual Intercollegiate Meat Judging Association’s (ICMJ) Northern Conference on April 15-18.
Hosted by CQUniversity and Teys Australia in Rockhampton, the conference was designed as a specialist event to showcase the northern beef industry. Unlike ICMJ’s flagship Wagga event, which provides meat science training in beef, lamb and pork for university students through a competitive environment, the Rockhampton Conference is focused on the unique challenges and opportunities that the broader Northern Australian beef industry offers.
“The ICMJ Northern Conference has been designed to cater for both university students seeking knowledge, careers advice and the opportunity to compete in meat judging competition, as well as young industry professionals seeking to enhance their career prospects through professional development training,” ICMJ Northern Committee chair Ethan Mooney said.
“It really is a unique opportunity for experienced beef industry professionals to study side by side and share knowledge with the next generation of industry leaders.”
CQUniversity’s Michael Thomson said the expanded conference program would feature both presentations and hands-on workshops, covering topics including how to use genetic selection technologies on farm to enhance the eating experience for the end consumer, as well as a Northern Industry Exhibition and Careers Expo.
“The conference will also include keynote presentations on some of the global challenges facing the beef industry, such as changing consumer preferences, as well as detailed skills training in identifying beef cuts and assessing the factors that affect eating quality like colour, fat and age,” Mr Thomson said.
Registrations for the ICMJ Northern Conference are $240 (inc. GST) per person, which includes all lunches and dinners. A special package, including four nights accommodation at the CQUniversity residential college, is available for $330 (inc. GST) – numbers are limited and preference will be given to university students. You can register here.
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5. Career Pathways Scholarship
The Produce Marketing Association Australia & New Zealand (PMA A-NZ) strives to connect,
inform and deliver industry solutions that make fresh produce professionals opportunities
bigger and problems smaller.
The PMA A-NZ Career Pathways Scholarship Program is designed to attract the best and
brightest students to begin a career in the fresh produce and floral industry. The program
connects the Australian and New Zealand fresh produce industry to future leaders by
providing top students the opportunity to attend the Hort Connections Conference and Trade
Show in Brisbane, 15-17 June 2020.
In a growing effort to connect new talent with prospective employees, PMA A-NZ will sponsor
15 university students from universities around Australia and New Zealand to attend Hort
Connections. Scholarship students will connect with industry professionals at networking
opportunities. An industry coach will be assigned to each student to answer questions,
introduce them to other industry professionals and simply help them embrace the myriad of
opportunities and rewards the produce industry has to offer. Students are also given
conference assignments to help them prepare for the event and add more value to their
learning experience.
In 2020, successful scholarship participants will also be flown to Melbourne in May to attend
and contribute to the PMA A-NZ Fresh Hackathon, encouraging out-of-the-box thinking and
bringing fresh perspectives to the fresh produce industry.
- To be eligible for the Career Pathways Program, students must be an Australian
- citizen or permanent resident enrolled full-time in their final year at at Australian or
- New Zealand University;
- Final year Bachelor student, Honours or Masters;
- A student who has shown outstanding achievements and discipline in their studies;
- A natural networker – It’s important that the selected student has an energetic and
- outgoing personality;
- An active interest in working with the fresh produce or floral industries.
Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- Nomination from participating university
- 500 word submission answering the following question: What is the biggest issue facing the Australian food supply in 2020?
Applications are now open and close on 27 March 2020.
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Job of the Week
Part Time Sponsorship Officer | Future Farmers Network
FFN is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic individual to assist with FFN’s activities, to be contracted on a part-time basis.
FFN is a national, not-for-profit member network that supports young people involved in the agricultural industry and is committed to promoting the agricultural industry to the next generation as an exciting and rewarding career path. FFN is focused on enhancing industry connections, developing specialised skills in key areas and delivering a strong financial performance through robust budgeting.
The successful candidate will be:
• Outgoing, strong communicator both face to face and through phone or email
• Enthusiastic, results oriented and target driven
• Well organised and able to plan efficiently
• Prior sales experience is preferred
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the growth of FFN’s in a profitable and sustainable manner
- Seek and develop new partnerships by confidently cold calling
- Continually look at ways to increase partnership revenue
- Target strategic partners who fit FFN’s values
- Convert prospective partners to long-term financial partners
- Deliver exceptional customer service and display effective client relationship building skills
- Assist with any questions or issues that partners have
- Educate prospective partners about FFN and how we operate
- Maintain and grow relationships between FFN and its partners
- Assist the EO to maintain FFN’s existing partner relationships to ensure that value is being added
- Deliver results to the Board with proposed improvement plans where appropriate
- Communicate FFN’s mission, vision, principles, values, strategy and business plan to external stakeholders
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION
The role of Sponsorship Officer is a part-time position. It is anticipated between 10-15 hours per week, however this has the potential to increase depending on the engagement of partners and events.
With your application, please include:
• Resume and Cover Letter
• Quote reflecting your sign-on fee and commission rate
• Breakdown of how travel costs will be invoiced
• Contact details for two referees
As the position will be contracted, the successful applicant will need:
• Proof of Professional Indemnity Insurance
• An ABN
For enquiries please contact Jamie-Lee Oldfield on 0429 933 926.
We welcome any discussion interest parties may have.
Please send your application to admin@futurefarmers.com.au before 6 March 2020
MORE DETAILS
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Until next week…
Future Farmers Network
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