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1. Start-Up Stories YOUNG
Have you been wanting to get along to one of our Start-Up Stories events in NSW? Live in the Young district? Now's your chance!
Join us at the Australian Hotel in Young on Wednesday 25 March 2020 to hear a young farmer's warts-and-all story about getting started in agriculture.
This is a FREE networking event for young farmers in a series presented by the Young Farmer Business Program and Future Farmers Network.
VENUE: Australian Hotel, 222 Boorowa Street, Young NSW 2594
TIME: 7.00 - 9.00pm
CATERING: Finger food provided
SPEAKER: Ned Mullany, Ballinaclash Fruit and Wine, Young
Register right here so we don't run out of food!
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2. Climate and Carbon in Ag 2020
The Climate and Carbon in Agriculture 2020 Conference program is now complete with over 70 speakers to take part.
The two-day conference, to be held at Adelaide Convention Centre on 31 March to 1 April, features expert speakers at the forefront of thinking around carbon and climate in agriculture. Speakers include climate experts and forward thinking producers who will outline, from a grass roots level, how they’ve managed to keep their farming and business practices at the cutting edge to adapt to climate risk.
The speaker program provides the opportunity for discussion on the challenge of managing for a variable climate, which has been recently been amply illustrated by bushfires and extreme weather in Australia. In light of these recent conditions, CRSPI has moved to reduce registration costs for farmers attending the conference to $440.
Anyone with an interest in how agriculture will survive, and thrive, in a changing climate are encouraged to attend the Conference and take advantage of the discounted rate.
For full program and to register CLICK HERE
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3. Rabo WA Financial Skills Workshops
The Rabobank Client Council of WA have four Financial Skills Workshops coming up in during the week of the 23rd of March 2020. These workshops have been designed to give the next generation of farmers a ‘leg up’ in financial management to help grow their family businesses. The practical one-day Farm Financial Skills Workshop will be held in four locations across WA during the week of the 23rd of March; Newdegate (23 March), Tambellup (24 March), Coorow (25 March) and Perth (27 March). These workshops areas part of an Australia and New Zealand rollout of the program, which aims to reach 5,000 up-and-coming farmers by 2025.
Funded by Rabobank’s Client Councils, the workshops are open to clients and non-clients of Rabobank and there is no cost for farmers to attend. The workshops run from 8.30am to 4pm.
- Newdegate Community Resource Centre, Collier Street, Newdegate WA 6355: Monday 23 March 2020
- Tambellup Community Pavilion, 2 East Terrace, Tambellup WA 6320: Tuesday 24 March 2020
- Coorow Telecentre, 1 Bristol Street, Coorow WA 6515: Wednesday 25 March 2020
- The Cottesloe Beach Hotel, 104 Marine Parade Cottesloe WA 6011: Friday 27 March 2020
You can register here
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4. ICYMI: FMD real time training Nepal
Future Farmers Network members Mikaela Baker and Kari Moffat travelled to Nepal in November to participate in the EuFMD Foot and Mouth Disease Real Time Training program, thanks for the Australian Government, the Australian Live Exporters' Council, and Future Farmers Network. They have shared with us some of their experiences.
Mikaela: "After a number of training days looking at epidemiology, the cultural implications and considerations of management and biosecurity, we had the opportunity of visiting two villages that had been affected by FMD and engaging with the farmers. The Nepalese are beautiful and sociable people, they spend a lot of time visiting friends and have communal animals that are shared around, however this creates many implications in biosecurity. Preventing infection and spread is a community and country approach, to have robust boarders it is vital that everyone involved in coming and going from these places were informed. The primary take home for me was how important this is locally in Australia, and not only for FMD but for all diseases." Read Mikaela's full story here.
Kari: " The European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (EuFMD) FMD training program in Nepal was an eye-opening experience into not only the devastation this disease can cause, but a cultural adventure I will never forget. This program highlights the harsh reality of what an FMD outbreak in Australia would mean to our agricultural industry, with participants coming away from the course equipped with practical and theoretical knowledge. The course included two field visits conducted to simulate the investigation of a real-time outbreak. These fields visits were the highlight of the program, giving participates an opportunity to speak with local farmers, and see more of the stunning countryside." Read Kari's full story here.
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5. Mentor of the Month - call for questions!
Episode 5 of the Future Farmers Network Mentor of the Month Podcast will be recorded next week, and we want to know what you want to know!
Our next guest will be Aline Teixeira, the Managing Director Agribusiness at FTI Consulting based out of Brisbane. She has more than eleven years experience in corporate finance transactions and over 15 years commercial experience. Aline has extensive experience in management of the planning and control functions of medium and large enterprises. She also has experience in working through complex investigations and due diligence analysis in various industries, primarily focused on agribusiness, but also including mining, retail and manufacturing.
Working across Australia and Latin America, Aline specialises in advising clients around business transformation and operation performance reviews including financial modelling and cash flow analysis. She has worked extensively on advisory projects and transactions within the beef, horticulture, broad-acre cropping, and a number of sectors of the agribusiness supply chain. Aline owns and operates an Arabica coffee and beef cattle farm business in Brazil, where she is responsible for overseeing all operations of the business and complying with regulatory obligations. Aline is a qualified veterinarian and a CPA.
Aline is a wealth of knowledge, and we want to make sure we are chatting to her about WHAT INTERESTS YOU! If you have a questions for Aline, please email us or connect via social media (more links at the end of this Top 5).
ICYMI: You can listen to episode 4 with Matt Linnegar from the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (and all our other episodes) right here!
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Job of the Week
Station Hands | Paraway Pastoral Company | Warren, NSW
Paraway Pastoral Company is looking for TWO Station Hands in Warren, NSW. A great opportunity to join a young, energetic team and work for a progressive agricultural company.
The employer is looking for someone with a strong work ethic, a passion for agriculture, good stock sense, experience with dryland and/or irrigated cropping enterprises and basic mechanical ability.
You will be working across 3 farms (50,000 head of sheep, 50,000 acres of dryland cropping, trade cattle and irrigation).
Lots of opportunity for growth and development in the role. Comfortable accommodation provided on farm.
If you are interested in a position and would like to hear more send your CV and a brief cover note to grace@agdraft.com.au.
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Until next week…
Future Farmers Network
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