Did you hear about our YLEN members receiving some prestigious recognition this month?
Two of our #YLEN members have been recognised with Nuffield Australia Scholarships.
Nuffield Australia is the country’s leading agricultural scholarship organisation. It is a unique program that awards primary producers with a life-changing scholarship to travel and study an agricultural topic of choice.
For over 70 years, Nuffield has built capacity for individual producers, their businesses and wider agricultural industry. To learn more about Nuffield Australia program, click here. You can read more about Jodie & Regan's accomplishments below!
Have you ever heard about the Zanda McDonald Award? It is an award that recognises determined and passionate young Kiwis and Aussies, with the ability to take your career in ag to the next level, faster than you could possibly imagine. This year, Charlie Vaughan has been named a 2023 finalist.
The award is open to individuals 21-35 years or younger who are residents of NZ or Australia and live & work in the agribusiness sector. If you're interested in applying for the 2024 Award, register your interest here.
The countdown to LIVEXchange 2022 in Darwin is well and truly in full swing. Don't delay in getting your tickets, they will close soon!
Amongst the week of LIVEXchange, there will be plenty to do! Our AGM is scheduled for Monday 7 November (details to come). Together with The Livestock Collective, we will be holding another Livestock Leaders course, applications close today!
Our networking event "Western on the Waves" won't be one to miss either, 3 hours of food, drinks & live acoustic entertainment included in your ticket, YLEN members you are entitled to a $50 discount!
If you are a newly-accreditated stockperson in the industry, a wonderful initiative by some experienced stockpeople themselves are putting on the stocky forum again this year! It will be held Friday 11 November 2022. Be sure to follow them on Instagram @onboardstocky_forum to keep up to date!
As always, if we can be of any help, please sing out!
The YLEN committee
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APPLICATIONS CLOSE TODAY!
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LAST CHANCE TO APPLY!
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YLEN 2022 Annual General Meeting
The fourth AGM for the Young Livestock Exporters Network will be held on Monday the 7th of November in Darwin (the week of the LIVEXchange conference). More details to come
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Over the past 6 months, YLEN has been running the YLEN Leadership Program which saw 140 young participants from across Australia benefit from professional development and leadership opportunities!
The program highlights were a mate to manger leadership program, livestock handling training, website development and drought resilience resources.
This program is supported by FRRR, through funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.
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Nuffield Scholar + Member Spotlight:
Regan Lynch
This month for our membership spotlight, we caught up with recently Nuffield Australia Scholar recipient Regan.
Regan is passionate about the northern beef industry and getting the next generation excited about it too.
Read more of Regan's story on our website
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Nuffield Scholar: Jodie Mitchell
We also wanted to recognise the achievements and successes of another YLEN member this month.
Jodie Mitchell supervises one of the largest beef calf weaning programs in Australia for Consolidated Pastoral Company. Jodie is embarking on a global study program to enhance her and the industry’s knowledge in this topic, who has been awarded Nuffield Scholarship, supported by the Northern Territory Government and ANZ Bank.
Her study will focus on raising young cattle in northern/sub-tropical environments: nutrition and the effects of good education in the early stage of the weaner‘s life. Jodie is also keen to explore early weaning processes in drier years, how to achieve market specifications quicker for male weaners, and how to prepare future breeders to joining weight and well grown.
Through her Nuffield Scholarship, Jodie plans to travel across Australia, the US, Brazil and China. She is particularly interested in visiting American calf ranches and universities conducting research on cattle weaning, low-stress handling and cattle shrink.
“I am responsible for the care and welfare of over 20,000 calves per year and the leadership of a team consisting of four to eight people. This is arguably the largest calf weaning program in Australia and unprecedented in Northern Australia,” Jodie says.
“I supervise the intake of young cattle weaned from the cows in the breeder and stud herds of several CPC stations. My role is to lead a team to handle, educate and feed the calves and to grow them until they reach exit weight as per the program’s protocol.
“The early weaning program that I run dramatically improves the welfare of our calves and their mothers, as well as the sustainability of CPC.”
Jodie says getting weaning right can lead to dramatic improvements in the production, eating quality and greenhouse gas emissions in the northern beef industry.
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Nominations for the Livestock Exporter Young Achiever of the Year are now open. It is important for our industry to recognize the exceptional young achievers who contribute to developing and sustaining live export. Their ongoing commitment to innovation, excellence and advocacy is an important way to ensure the future of the industry.
The 2022 Livestock Exporter Young Achiever of the Year will have the opportunity to attend the 2023 TRAIL: Emerging Leaders Program in March with flight/travel costs covered. The award is once again being sponsored by our partner, Nutrien Ag Solutions. |
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As Australia’s only independent agricultural and equine business management college, Marcus Oldham provides a unique educational experience to our students. We equip our graduates to succeed by being change-ready in an ever-changing world. More information on courses & enrolment can be found here.
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Improving the economic viability of Australia’s agricultural sector with the future of all our families in mind. Give CultivateAgri a follow on Instragram!
@cultivateagripartnerships
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We love seeing our trucker cap out and about!
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Content, Marketing and Community Specialist (HoA)
The Content, Marketing and Community Specialist will play a key role in supporting the business and our community moving forward. You will be working alongside the Founder, and supporting the business in a range of functions including project planning, management and content strategy and execution in order to grow our impact, reach and community.
For more details, click here.
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Just some of the fantastic photos sent in for the 2023 Photo Competition!!!
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HoA Podcast:
Troy Setter
Troy is a well-renowned industry leader, his involvement and passion for the beef industry dates back to his childhood and the cattle showring.
Troy is the CEO of one of YLEN's supporters & sponsors, CPC.
Without CPC's support, we can not achieve or do what we do.
Listen here
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